This is a high-skill job and should be taken seriously as such.

Perhaps included here is how much they make.

According toInside Out, tattoo artists' wages vary widely depending on the studio at which they work.

Woman getting a roman numeral tattoo

Tips, on the other hand, typically stay in artists' hands.

Still, it’s easy to wonder just how much they make.

They’re the minority in the tattoo artist community, but their salaries arebig.

Woman with new heart tattoo on her collarbone

According toThe Things, the richest tattoo artists possess net worths in the millions.

These are rare exceptions.

The average tattoo artist in the United States makes about $99,000 a year, perZipRecruiter.

These numbers also vary by location.

These numbers go even lower.

ZipRecruiter’s lowest salary listing for tattoo artists is about $12,000, though its highest is $309,000.