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Pastry Jobs

Pastry positions encompass specialized culinary careers spanning production baking, confections, cake artistry, and pastry chef leadership roles across restaurants, bakeries, hotels, and catering operations. These technical roles require precision, creativity, and mastery of specialized techniques including chocolate work, sugar artistry, bread baking, and dessert plating distinguishing pastry professionals from general culinary staff. Career advancement progresses from pastry cook to pastry chef to executive pastry chef roles, with specialization potential in wedding cakes, artisan breads, or fine dining dessert programs. Modern pastry jobs often include early morning schedules appealing to professionals seeking work-life balance, while many positions offer competitive salaries, benefits packages, and creative expression opportunities through seasonal menu development. The field demands mathematical precision for recipe scaling, artistic vision for presentation, and physical stamina for extended standing. Successful pastry professionals combine technical skills with business acumen, understanding food costs, inventory management, and production scheduling supporting profitable operations.

8 Pastry Job Opportunities Nationwide
La Boulangerie
Pastry Sous Chef at La Boulangerie
4600 Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA
TAO Restaurant
Pastry Cook at TAO Restaurant
6421 Selma Ave, Hollywood, CA
Gramercy Tavern
Pastry Cook (PM) at Gramercy Tavern
42 E 20th Street, New York, NY
Hakkasan Restaurant
Pastry Cook at Hakkasan Restaurant
3799 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV
The Modern
Pastry Cook at The Modern
9 W 53rd St,, New York, NY
TAO Restaurant
Pastry Cook at TAO Restaurant
632 N Dearborn St, Chicago, IL
Union Square Cafe
Pastry Cook at Union Square Cafe
101 East 19th Street, New York, NY
Soba
Pastry Cook at Soba
5847 Ellsworth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA

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