The industry that is most likely to hire workers with tattoos is the people in the agriculture and ranching field which is 22% of its employees. However, 67% of workers in that field with tattoos are found to be inappropriate. The second industry that is most accepting is hospitality, tourism and recreation which had 20%. People of the arts, media, and entertainment industry came in third place with 16%. Lastly, government workers were nominated as being the least likely to have body art. Only 8% of the participants from the survey that are in the government have tattoos. The acceptance level in the workplace is very low compared to higher numbers disapproving tattoos.
About 4 percent of the participants with body art has personally experienced discrimination at their workplace. The article stated, "In a nutshell, the older you are the less tolerant you become regarding tattoos. Not surprisingly, people 18-25 were the most accepting of tattoos in the office with only 22% claiming they are inappropriate (Gouveia). The percentage in each age group varies, and 63% of people age 60 and older feel tattoos are questionable at work. This shows that in today's society, the younger generation is most accepting of those with tattoos and older people are not. Most workplaces consist of older people, so that is another reason why the workplace is still not accepting of tattoos.
The following link provides more statistics referring to different occupations and the percent of people in those fields with body art:
http://www.sfgate.com/jobs/salary/article/Survey-Tattoos-Hurt-Your-Chances-of-Getting-a-Job-4220248.php
About 4 percent of the participants with body art has personally experienced discrimination at their workplace. The article stated, "In a nutshell, the older you are the less tolerant you become regarding tattoos. Not surprisingly, people 18-25 were the most accepting of tattoos in the office with only 22% claiming they are inappropriate (Gouveia). The percentage in each age group varies, and 63% of people age 60 and older feel tattoos are questionable at work. This shows that in today's society, the younger generation is most accepting of those with tattoos and older people are not. Most workplaces consist of older people, so that is another reason why the workplace is still not accepting of tattoos.
The following link provides more statistics referring to different occupations and the percent of people in those fields with body art:
http://www.sfgate.com/jobs/salary/article/Survey-Tattoos-Hurt-Your-Chances-of-Getting-a-Job-4220248.php