Entry Level Qualification 

10

Career Fields 

Beauty, Fitness & Wellness

For Specially Abled 

Career Entrance Exam 

No Entrance Exam

About Career 

As a Mehendi Artist, you will create beautiful designs or body art on customers’ hands and arms using Mehendi, which is also called heena. Customers mainly get Mehendi done on hands, but some even ask for Mehendi designs on feet and legs.

People generally get Mehendi designs done during auspicious occasions such as marriage. You can specialize in different types of Mehendi arts such as Indian, Pakistani, Arabic and African. Indian Mehendi art, with its intricate patterns and motifs, is the most popular. 

Key Roles and Responsibilities

As a Mehendi Artist:

1. You need to discuss with customers about the various design options and advise them about what could be the most appropriate given the occasion for which the customers want the mehndi design.

2. Prepare the customers, making them sit properly, giving them protective apparel, carry out a skin sensitivity test if required.

3. Carry out all the pre-preparation of the Mehendi for use and preparing the Mehendi to appropriate consistency using proper mixing techniques. 

4. Preparation of the Mehendi cone, which is used to draw the Mehendi design on hands, arms, feet, and legs.

5. Collect all suitable Mehendi products such as herbal Mehendi before you take an appointment for a customer.

6. Handle appointments with the customers.

7. Keep workplaces clean and sanitised.

Career Entry Pathway 

Class 8 in school – 0-12 months of work experience in Mehendi art - Obtain an NSQF Level 4 Qualification as a Mehendi Specialist

Study up to class 8 in school and then you may get yourself involved in Mehendi art. Gather some work experience and then obtain an NSQF (National Skill Qualification Framework) Level 4 qualification in Mehendi Specialist. Even if you do not get any work experience, you can take the necessary training in Mehendi Art and then obtain the NSQF Level 4 qualification in Mehendi Specialist. You must attain an age of 18 years to be eligible to get this Level 4 qualification.

Class 10 all subjects as per scheme of studies – Do a course in Mehendi Design

Study up to class 10. Then you can do a course in Mehendi Design from a private institute.

Required Qualification & Competencies 

After your class 8 in school, you can get yourself involved in Mehendi Design and then obtain a NSQF Level 4 qualification as a Mehendi Specialist.

After your class 10, you can do a course in Mehendi Design.

COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

1. You should have interests for Artistic Occupations. Artistic occupations mostly involve working with creative ideas, art, and designs.

2. You should have interests for Realistic Occupations. Realistic occupations involve more practical and hands-on activities than paperwork or office work. Realistic occupations often involve physical activities for getting things done using various tools and equipment.

3. You should have interests for Conventional Occupations. Conventional occupations involve repetitive and routine tasks as well as fixed processes or procedures for getting things done.

4. Service orientation - Skills in or a keen interest to help and assist people.

5. Finger Dexterity - The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.

6. Inter-personal Ability: The ability to build and maintain good relationships with others at workplaces and elsewhere.

7. You are always or mostly disciplined in your action and behaviour.

8. You are always or mostly helpful to others.

9. You are always calm or generally remain calm in most situations.

10. You are always or mostly caring, supportive, sympathetic and kind to others.

Career - Job Opportunities & Profiles 

Many Mehendi Artist work independently. Some salons employ Mehendi Artists who have training in Mehendi Design or have an NSQF Level 4 qualification in Mehendi Specialist.

Some organisations where you may get a job: - Max Mehendi Art, Geetanjali Salon, Shailash Mehendi Artist, Orane Beauty School, Lavish Beauty Salon, Bombay Mehendi Designer, VLCC, The Shahnaz Husain Group, etc.

CAREER GROWTH

You can grow in your profession either by changing jobs or adding more skills such as tattooing skills. You may also open your own Mehendi Art workshop or studio or work independently. There are many opportunities to get independent work through various apps such as Urban Clap.

Salary Offered  

1. As an apprentice or trainee, you will be earning about Rs. 3000-5000 a month.

2. After 1-3 years of experience, you will be earning about Rs. 8,000-10,000 a month.

3. After 5-10 years of experience, you will be earning about Rs. 12,000-25,000 or more a month. Besides, many salons allow you to accept tips from customers.

You can earn much more if you set up your own salon or become an independent Mehendi Artist or professional bridal mehendi artist. Experienced and reputed Mehendi Artists in metro cities can earn around Rs. 30,000 – 50,000 or even more for a session of Mehendi during marriage season. In a session spanning 5-6 hours, she would do mehendi on about 20-30 people.

MONTHLY EARNINGS IN INDIAN RUPEES

1. Entry level: 0 - 2 years of work experience  

2. Junior Level: From 1 to 12 years of work experience

3. Mid Level: From 5 to 20+ years of work experience

4. Senior Level: From 10 to 25+ years of work experience (there could be exceptions in some high-end technical, financial, engineering, creative, management, sports, and other careers; also in the near future, people will reach these levels much faster in many careers and in some careers, these levels will have no meaning as those careers will be completely tech skill driven such as even now, there is almost no level in a Cyber Security Expert’s job)

Famous Personalities 

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Work Activities 

As a Mehendi Artist, you will be involved in some or all of the following activities:

Working directly with people – you will be working directly with customers.

Assisting and caring – you will be assisting others, taking care of others and provide personal care services.

Communicating with others – you will have to communicate with customers, co-workers, and others to perform your tasks and duties.

Establishing and maintaining good relations – you will need to establish good working relationships with your customers, co-workers, and others.

Updating professional knowledge – you should learn continuously and update professional knowledge.