Agriculture/ranching: 22% Hospitality, Tourism & Recreation: 20% Arts, Media, Entertainment: 16% Retail: 14% Finance & Banking: 13% Healthcare: 13% Professional Services: 13% Other: 13% Education, Child Development, Family Services: 12% Manufacturing: 9% Employment - Workplace tattoo policies vary among and within industries. But with many contemporary companies stressing commitments to diversity and inclusion, tattoos are becoming increasingly unproblematic across the board. http://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelhennessey/2013/02/27/having-a- tattoo-and-a-job/ - In 2011, 31% of surveyed employers ranked “having a visible tattoo” as the top personal attribute that would dissuade them from promoting an employee, according to CareerBuilder. - Pew research centre, found 40% of people between 18 and 29 have at least one tattoo. And piercings are increasing as well. o 39% of those surveyed found that having a tattoo or piercing reflects badly on their employers. o 42% feel visible tattoos are inappropriate at work. And 55% the same about piercings. - ‘Twenty percent of people with tattoos are high school graduates. That number drops slightly to 19% for those with associate’s degrees, but falls to 10% for recipients of bachelor’s degrees. People with advanced degrees are even less likely to have tattoos, as 8% of those with masters and just 3% of PhD recipients have ink.’ http://www.sfgate.com/jobs/salary/article/Survey-Tattoos-Hurt- Your-Chances-of-Getting-a-Job-4220248.php - http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/01/when-tattoos-hurt- job-prospects/?_r=0 – in East Harlem they offer training to camouflage tattoos, to help job seekers get jobs. To a lot of employers Red ink is related to ‘gang colours’. Judging the person before they even know the story behind their tattoos.
Services: 12% Manufacturing: 9% Energy & Utilities: 9% Engineering, Design & Construction: 9% Information Technology: 9% Government: 8%
Employment
- Workplace tattoo policies vary among and within industries. But with many contemporary companies stressing commitments to diversity and inclusion, tattoos are becoming increasingly unproblematic across the board. http://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelhennessey/2013/02/27/having-a-tattoo-and-a-job/
- In 2011, 31% of surveyed employers ranked “having a visible tattoo” as the top personal attribute that would dissuade them from promoting an employee, according to CareerBuilder.
- Pew research centre, found 40% of people between 18 and 29 have at least one tattoo. And piercings are increasing as well.
o 39% of those surveyed found that having a tattoo or piercing reflects badly on their employers.
o 42% feel visible tattoos are inappropriate at work. And 55% the same about piercings.
- ‘Twenty percent of people with tattoos are high school graduates. That number drops slightly to 19% for those with associate’s degrees, but falls to 10% for recipients of bachelor’s degrees. People with advanced degrees are even less likely to have tattoos, as 8% of those with masters and just 3% of PhD recipients have ink.’ http://www.sfgate.com/jobs/salary/article/Survey-Tattoos-Hurt-Your-Chances-of-Getting-a-Job-4220248.php
- http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/01/when- tattoos-hurt-job-prospects/?_r=0 – in East Harlem they offer training to camouflage tattoos, to help job seekers get jobs. To a lot of employers Red ink is related to ‘gang colours’. Judging the person before they even know the story behind their tattoos.
In 2007, a man named Gilbert Carrillo was denied housing at an apartment complex due to his tattoos. The owner of the complex stated that he does not accept anyone having tattoos on their face, neck, hands, or lower arms. Unfortunately, the equal housing laws do not cover tattoo discrimination either; therefore the owner has every right to decide whether or not to allow tenants with visible tattoos.Walmart, Disney World, and SeaWorld Orlando all have policies put in place regarding visible tattoos. Disney allows employees to cover their tattoos with make-up; however they do not allow any kind of large tattoos on any employee working for them. Walmart allows visible tattoos unless they are of an offensive nature.Tattoo discrimination still proves to prevail in this day and age. In 2009, Joel Madden from the band Good Charlotte was told that he could not get onto an airplane unless he covered up his arms that were covered with tattoos. He was made to put on a hooded sweatshirt to cover up them up. Despite what happened, British Airways claims that the employee should not have made him cover up his tattoos and that they do not have a policy put in place regarding tattoos.
Celebrity influence
- Celebrities like Cheryl Cole and David Beckham can show off their tattoos freely, and influencing people from all ages, as it’s not seen as a bad thing. However, their line of work doesn’t discriminate against being covered in tattoos; to them it’s just an asset of theirs. David Beckham is all over the media in campaigns like H&M showing off his heavily tattooed body is just part of his image and he doesn’t have to face employment consequences. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2410897/Tattoos-taboo-employers-Those-considering-body-art-think-twice-looking-job.html
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Fifth of British people regret getting their tattoos. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2429136/Cheryl-Coles-rose-tattoo-cost-12-000-remove-revealed-fifth-Britons-regret-getting-inked.html
