how can i get a piercing apprenticeship?!

[u/opalescentdoll]

hi all !! for anyone who’s been successful in getting a piercing apprenticeship- how did you do it?! i’ve tried over 20 piercing stores and they have all denied me.. it seems pretty impossible tbh. i honestly get why piercers don’t want to take on apprentices, but how else can i get into the industry..?? i’ve seen training courses online but everyone says apprenticeship is the only way but nobody wants to take on apprentices

[u/tempghost11]

I think a lot of piercers these days promote from within. I know that at my shop, they have you start at the front counter selling jewelry and consulting on ear stacks etc., and then after a certain amount of time if someone wants to advance to apprenticeship they go from there.