Also called: Cake Artist
Decorates cakes and desserts with frosting, fondant, and piped designs.
You frost 30 birthday cakes in a morning at a grocery bakery, piping roses and writing names. In a custom shop you might sculpt a cake shaped like a sneaker. A steady hand and an artist's eye matter more than anything.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. On-the-job or short decorating courses.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Certification, Self-taught. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Baking & Pastry Arts.
Growing about average (about 4% over 10 years).
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Edible-image printers and pre-made decorations cover simple store cakes; custom piping and sculpting stay hand work.
Age 16+. One way to start: Apply to grocery store bakeries (Kroger, Publix, Walmart) as a decorator trainee
Classes: Art, Culinary arts CTE, Foods & Nutrition class.
Official data: O*NET occupation 51-3011.
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