Also called: Cake Designer
Designs and decorates custom cakes for weddings and celebrations.
She stacks a five-tier cake, pipes lace patterns in buttercream, and hand-makes sugar flowers, then carefully drives it to the venue.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 1 year after high school. Baking school or on-the-job training.
Ways in: Trade school, On-the-job training, Self-taught. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Baking and Pastry Arts.
Growing faster than average (about 6% over 10 years). BLS baker projection, approx.
Low risk for 10 years. AI suggests designs and printers make edible images; sculpting and piping wedding cakes stays hand work.
Classes: Culinary arts CTE, Art, Foods & Nutrition class.
Official data: O*NET occupation 51-3011.
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