how much money do i gain if i become a chef or a pastry chef?

Hi Anthony,

Pastry chefs are employed in a wide variety of settings. Although the most obvious place for a pastry chef to look for a job is a bakery; many hotels, restaurants, bistros, and casinos also employ pastry chefs.

Formal training, coupled with well-developed culinary abilities and an innate desire to cook, are requirements for a successful career as a pastry chef. A pastry chef also needs to possess a degree of creativity in order to successfully create new types of pastries. Jobs that involve interacting with customers on a frequent basis also require excellent customer service skills.

Many pastry chefs also perform administrative duties such as preparing budgets and ordering supplies for pastry making. Once pastry chefs are established in their careers for a number of years, they may also be expected to supervise apprentices and teach coursework relevant to their chosen trade.

The average salary for a veteran pastry chef is between $30,000 and $50,000. Pastry chefs who own and operate their own successful bakeries, however, have the greatest potential among their peers for earning higher salaries. Salaries for pastry chefs who are beginning their careers are typically low, with $17,000 not being an unusual starting salary for a pastry chef fresh out of culinary school.

http://www.hcareers.com/us/resourcecenter/tabid/306/articleid/511/default.aspx

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