According to the BLS, carpenters earned a median salary of $40,500 in 2013, or $19.47 per hour. During that period, the highest-paid carpenters earned about $73,100, while the lowest-paid earned $25,120. The motion picture and video industry pays the highest for carpentry work.
Steps. 1  1. Finish high school. 2  2. Consider your artistic talent. 3  3. Pick up a Copy of Basic Fundamentals of Modern Tattoo. 4  4. Apply for an apprenticeship with an experienced tattoo artist.  5. A tattoo machine is not a gun, if you insist in calling it a tattoo gun you will be ridiculed by the staff.
A tattoo artist finishes up a tattoo on a client's arm. After years of thought, you finally figured out what tattoo you want. You found a tattoo artist you felt comfortable with, set the big day and endured thousands of needle sticks. When the tattoo artist was finished, you got one long look at your new tattoo in the mirror. Then it was suddenly covered in a non-stick bandage, and all you wanted to do was rip the bandage off and show your new ink to your friends.