Pastry Chef Jobs
Pastry Chef jobs are open across hotels, restaurants, bakeries, and catering companies, at every level from entry-level prep cook to executive pastry chef, with specializations in artisan bread, chocolatier work, and wedding or event cakes. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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Location - Park City, UT
Salary - $70-80k
Benefits - MDV, PTO
Seeking a skilled assistant pastry chef to support an all-scratch program for a luxury, multi-unit property.
Qualifications
- 3 years of managing a pastry program as a pastry sous
- skilled in producing bread, ice cream/sorbet, and all components of a plated dessert
- luxury hotel/club or fine dining restaurant experience
Responsibilities
- Support the Pastry Chef in assembling, garnishing, and decorating desserts and bakery items
- Ensure proper labeling, storage, and rotation of ingredients and finished products
- Collaborate with the culinary team to support banquet and restaurant service
Pay: $70,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Experience:
- fine dining or luxury hotel: 1 year (Required)
- pastry kitchen management: 3 years (Required)
- bread production: 2 years (Required)
- laminated dough production: 2 years (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- Park City, UT 84098 (Required)
Work Location: In person
Location - Park City, UT
Salary - $70-80k
Benefits - MDV, PTO
Seeking a skilled assistant pastry chef to support an all-scratch program for a luxury, multi-unit property.
Qualifications
- 3 years of managing a pastry program as a pastry sous
- skilled in producing bread, ice cream/sorbet, and all components of a plated dessert
- luxury hotel/club or fine dining restaurant experience
Responsibilities
- Support the Pastry Chef in assembling, garnishing, and decorating desserts and bakery items
- Ensure proper labeling, storage, and rotation of ingredients and finished products
- Collaborate with the culinary team to support banquet and restaurant service
Pay: $70,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Experience:
- fine dining or luxury hotel: 1 year (Required)
- pastry kitchen management: 3 years (Required)
- bread production: 2 years (Required)
- laminated dough production: 2 years (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- Park City, UT 84098 (Required)
Work Location: In person
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Who's Hiring
- American Cruise Lines22
- Kneaders Bakery & Cafe10
- Marriott International9
- Omni Hotels7
- Restaurant Associates5
Top Industries Hiring
- Retail
- Food & Beverage
- Education
- Hospitality & Tourism
- Healthcare & Medical Services
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in pastry chef jobs.
- Proven experience in a professional pastry or baking kitchen
- Proficiency in classic French pastry techniques and modern plating
- Ability to manage high-volume production under time pressure
- Current food handler or food manager certification
- Formal culinary or pastry arts training or equivalent work experience
- Knowledge of food safety standards and HACCP principles
Tips for Your Pastry Chef Job Search
Tailor your resume to each kitchen type
A hotel pastry kitchen and an independent bakery look for different things. Highlight high-volume production experience for hotel roles and artisan technique for boutique operations. Swap out your top bullet points to match each posting before you apply.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists pastry chef openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Document your portfolio before applying
Pastry hiring managers often ask for photos of finished work during or before interviews. Build a clean visual portfolio organized by category, such as entremets, viennoiserie, or sugar work, so you can share it quickly when a listing requests samples.
Read the posting for required certifications
Many employers require a current food handler or food manager certification before your first day. Check each listing carefully and renew yours before applying, because gaps here can disqualify you before a hiring manager even reads your resume.
Prepare a practical skills demo for interviews
Pastry chef interviews frequently include a working trial or timed practical assessment instead of, or alongside, a traditional interview. Know your timing on core techniques like tempering chocolate or laminating dough so you can perform confidently under observation.
Negotiate schedule alongside compensation
Pastry roles often start at 4 or 5 a.m. or run through weekend service. Ask about the weekly schedule and days off during the offer stage, not after you accept, because shift structure affects burnout and long-term fit as much as the pay itself.
Pastry Chef Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most pastry chefs?
The companies hiring the most pastry chefs right now include American Cruise Lines, Kneaders Bakery & Cafe, and Marriott International, with the largest share of openings in Florida, California, and Texas, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Hospitality groups and hotel brands tend to post the highest volume of openings consistently.
How many pastry chef jobs are remote?
About 3% of pastry chef openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, since most pastry work requires physical presence in a professional kitchen. The sub-areas most likely to offer remote or flexible arrangements include recipe development consulting, food styling for media, and pastry curriculum writing for culinary programs.
How do you become a pastry chef?
You become a pastry chef by building a foundation in baking and pastry technique, either through a formal culinary or pastry arts program or through apprenticeship-style work in a professional kitchen. From there, you move through pastry cook and pastry sous chef roles, developing a specialty and building a portfolio of finished work. Earning a food manager certification strengthens your candidacy at each stage.
Can you get hired as a pastry chef with little experience?
You can get hired in entry-level pastry cook or prep roles with limited experience if your fundamentals are solid and your portfolio shows what you can produce. Focus on smaller independent bakeries or hotel banquet kitchens, which often hire and train from within. Demonstrating reliability, knife skills, and basic mise en place discipline matters more than a long resume at this stage.
What does the pastry chef interview process look like?
The pastry chef interview process typically starts with a phone or video screen to confirm your background and availability, followed by an in-person interview with the executive chef or food and beverage director. Many employers add a working trial or practical assessment where you produce one or two items under kitchen conditions. Bringing a physical or digital portfolio of your work is expected at the in-person stage.
Where can I find and apply to pastry chef jobs?
You can find and apply to pastry chef jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States in one place. Search for roles that match your experience level and specialization, then apply directly to each listing that fits.
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