Baker / Pastry Chef
Makes the bread, cakes, and treats people wait in line for.
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Follow a simple bread recipe start to finish
About 90 minutes. No special gear — just curiosity.
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What is it?
Bakers and pastry chefs make bread, cakes, croissants, and desserts — waking up early to bring the smell of a bakery to a whole neighborhood.
A typical day might include…
4am start on today's bread, mid-morning pastry decorating, lunch break, afternoon prep for tomorrow, end-of-day cleanup.
They might…
- Weigh ingredients with real precision
- Mix, shape, and bake
- Decorate cakes and pastries
- Run early-morning production schedules
"You just have to try something, no matter how small, and see what happens."
— Dominique Ansel
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Pay range
$30k–$70k (US, 2024)
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