Baking and Pastry Arts is Generally offered As a Culinary School Program With hands-on Training.

Continue reading for an overview of the programs, as well as career outlook and salary information for graduates.


Education Requirements

High school diploma and on-the-job training at minimum; formal education programs and apprenticeships available

Projected Job Growth (2012 - 2022) 6% (bakers)

Median Annual Salary ( May, 2013) $23,160 (bakers)


Career Options for those who receive baking and pastry arts training or education include assistant pastry chefs and bakers.

With experience, individuals might go on to become full pastry chefs or head cooks.

Following Careers are Somewhat related to this Major:

Cooks, Fast Food

Dietetic Technicians

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers

Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service

Molding and Casting Workers

Packers and Packagers, Hand

Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Prepress Technicians and Workers

Work Environment

Bakers held about 167,600 jobs in 2012. About 6 percent were self-employed.

The industries that employed the most bakers in 2012 were as follows:Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing 29%
Grocery stores 26
Restaurants and other eating places 15
Other general merchandise stores 11
Specialty food stores 3