Also called: Chocolate Maker, Bean-to-Bar Maker
Creates fine chocolates, bonbons, and bars, sometimes roasting cacao beans from scratch.
You temper chocolate on marble, hand-paint colored cocoa butter into molds, and fill bonbons with ganaches. Bean-to-bar makers also source cacao from farms in Ecuador or Ghana and roast and grind it themselves. Holidays like Valentine's Day are your Super Bowl.
Owners of well-known brands earn more.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 1 year after high school. Pastry school or chocolate courses plus practice.
Ways in: Trade school, Certification, On-the-job training, Self-taught. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Baking & Pastry Arts.
Growing faster than average.
Low risk for 10 years. Tempering machines help; designing and hand-finishing fine chocolates stays an artisan craft.
Classes: Chemistry, Art, Culinary arts CTE.
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