The Career of a Cake The Career of a Cake DecoratorDecorator

By Kaitlyn HennacyBy Kaitlyn Hennacy

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OverviewOverview

Decorate foodsDecorate foods Mix and bake ingredients according Mix and bake ingredients according

to recipesto recipes Produce baked goods Produce baked goods

Job DescriptionJob Description

Work early in the morning to produce Work early in the morning to produce freshly baked goodsfreshly baked goods

Work on their feet all dayWork on their feet all day Improve at cake decorating as they Improve at cake decorating as they

workwork Please demanding customersPlease demanding customers

Qualities and SkillsQualities and Skills

ArtisticArtistic Creative Creative NeatNeat Communicates wellCommunicates well Works with tools wellWorks with tools well

EducationEducation

Not requiredNot required 2 and 4 year degree programs in the 2 and 4 year degree programs in the

culinary artsculinary arts ApprenticeshipApprenticeship Courses in running a business, Courses in running a business,

sanitation, and baking sanitation, and baking

SalarySalary

Beginning- $16,420 annually, $7.98 Beginning- $16,420 annually, $7.98 hourlyhourly

Average- $23,290 annually, $12.53 Average- $23,290 annually, $12.53 hourlyhourly

Potential-$37,250 annually, $18.04 Potential-$37,250 annually, $18.04 hourly hourly

Growth Potential and Growth Potential and OutlookOutlook

Stable with a .2% increase.Stable with a .2% increase.

151,400

151,500

151,600

151,700

151,800

151,900

152,000

2008 2018

Year

Workforce

Series1

Related CareersRelated Careers

CatererCaterer ChefChef ChocolatierChocolatier Butchers and Meat Cutters Butchers and Meat Cutters Chefs and Head Cooks Chefs and Head Cooks

Work EnvironmentWork Environment

Could be bakeries, grocery stores, Could be bakeries, grocery stores, restaurants, food store chains, or restaurants, food store chains, or hotels hotels

Comparison of the Career of a Cake Comparison of the Career of a Cake Decorator to an Experimental PsychologistDecorator to an Experimental Psychologist

Big 6 Big 6 QuestionsQuestions

Cake DecoratorCake Decorator Experimental PsychologistExperimental Psychologist

Job Job OverviewOverview

Decorate cakesDecorate cakes Study the mind by Study the mind by conducting experimentsconducting experiments

Work Work EnvironmeEnvironmentnt

Could be bakeries, Could be bakeries, grocery stores, grocery stores, restaurants, food store restaurants, food store chains, or hotelschains, or hotels

An office or research centerAn office or research center

EducationEducation Not requiredNot required

Training in the culinary Training in the culinary artsarts

A doctoral degree in A doctoral degree in psychologypsychology

Master’s degree in Master’s degree in psychologypsychology

SalarySalary Average- $23,290 Average- $23,290 annually, $12.53 annually, $12.53 hourlyhourly

Average- $64,140 annually, Average- $64,140 annually, $33.74 hourly$33.74 hourly

OutlookOutlook 151,600 workforce151,600 workforce 152,00 workforce152,00 workforce

Growth Growth PotentialPotential

Stable, .2% growthStable, .2% growth Stable, 11.1% growthStable, 11.1% growth

““We are what we repeatedly We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not do. Excellence, then, is not

an act, but a habit. ”an act, but a habit. ”

~ Aristotle~ Aristotle

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