Also called: Cake Artist
Creates elaborate custom cakes that look like sculptures.
Cake designers sculpt fondant, paint sugar flowers, and build cakes shaped like anything from cars to castles.
Mostly freelance or small-business income, which varies widely.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 1 year after high school. Pastry school or self-taught.
Ways in: Trade school, Self-taught, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Pastry Arts (trade school).
Growing about average. No separate BLS projection; estimate based on related occupations.
Low risk for 10 years. Sculpting fondant and painting sugar flowers is hand craft; AI may only help clients pick designs.
Classes: Culinary arts or ProStart, Art/sculpture, Business, Chemistry.
Official data: O*NET occupation 51-3011.
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