Food Preparation

Pastry Chefs

SOC 35-1011

Create breads, pastries, and desserts to a high standard, usually overnight.

Median pay

$62k

$48k to $79k typical range

Outlook

Growing fast

24k openings / yr

Education

Postsecondary cert

AI exposure

25%

modeled estimate · 53th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

54/100

Key skills

Monitoring
Speaking
Critical Thinking
Active Listening
Reading Comprehension
Active Learning

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.