Automation index
How much of a Tattoo artist’s job can AI already do?
A sketch and a booking come earlier. Needle, skin, and the client wearing it for 40 years do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Tattoo artist
16%
AI can already do 16% of this job.
#622 / 643
View rankingTattoo artist
Where the time goes
Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.
The time saving for each task is estimated separately.
| Task | Share | AI | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
Sketches, stencils and portfolio.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Bookings, consent and written aftercare.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 28% | +3.9 |
Tattoo: line, shade and pain.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 26% | 4% | +1 |
Hygiene, sterilisation and waste.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 8% | +1.3 |
Advise, cut the design and say no.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 12% | +1.7 |
Shop brand and aftercare in person.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 14% | +2 |
| Total | 100% | 16% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- Sketches, stencils and portfolio
- Bookings, consent and written aftercare
- Tattoo: line, shade and pain
- Hygiene, sterilisation and waste
- Advise, cut the design and say no
- Shop brand and aftercare in person
- tatuador
- tattoo
- tatuaje
Sources for this job· O*NET 27-1019.00· ESCO/ISCO 5142
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Glassblower
19%
#557 / 643
View rankingGlassblower
Where the time goes
Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.
The time saving for each task is estimated separately.
| Task | Share | AI | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
Furnace, pipe and the gather.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Blow, shape and the one that drops.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 8% | +1.8 |
Anneal, cut and the stresses.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Order, the colour and the one that misses.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The heat, the rhythm and not rushing the anneal.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
No stress, and not leaving it raw.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 12% | +1.7 |
| Total | 100% | 19% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- gather glass
- blow
- pipe
- anneal
- stresses
- glass furnace
- glass moulds
- cut the cane
Sources for this job· O*NET 51-9195.00· ESCO/ISCO 7315