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.
Preparing for a Tattoo. 1  1. Buy a tattoo machine. 2  2. Use tattoo or India ink. 3  3. Get the other necessary sterilization supplies.  4. Choose a simple 1  design. 5. Prepare your body.  6. Shave the area that will be 1  tattooed. 7. Prepare your 2  space. 8. Apply the design to your  skin.