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Pastry Chef
The pastry chef prepares pastries and desserts, as well as bread and other baked goods. In larger restaurants, pastry chefs may supervise a pastry team in a separate kitchen. Pastry chefs are often in charge of the dessert menu, and will research, create, and test new recipes. They may also oversee other dessert-related items, such as dessert wines, dessert beverages, and gourmet cheese platters.
In many ways, the pastry chef's work is similar to that of the head chef or sous chef: ordering supplies, preparing a pastry kitchen budget, devising menus, testing new recipes, and managing other pastry cooks. And similar to other chefs, pastry chefs spend roughly 9-14 hours at work.
Most culinary schools include courses in pastry and baking, and some offer degrees targeted to that specialty.