How much does a Pastry Chef make in Colorado? The average Pastry Chef salary in Colorado is $68,649 as of April 24, 2024, but the range typically falls between $59,148 and $78,197. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on the city and many other important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession.

Pastry Chef Salaries by Percentile
Percentile Salary Location Last Updated
10th Percentile Pastry Chef Salary $50,498 CO April 24, 2024
25th Percentile Pastry Chef Salary $59,148 CO April 24, 2024
50th Percentile Pastry Chef Salary $68,649 CO April 24, 2024
75th Percentile Pastry Chef Salary $78,197 CO April 24, 2024
90th Percentile Pastry Chef Salary $86,889 CO April 24, 2024
25% $59,148 10% $50,498 90% $86,889 75% $78,197 $68,649 50%(Median) Didn’t find job title? Click
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What skills does a Pastry Chef need?

Each competency has five to ten behavioral assertions that can be observed, each with a corresponding performance level (from one to five) that is required for a particular job.

1.

Planning: An act or process of making or carrying out plans. Establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit city planning business planning.

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Retail Management: Refers to the process of helping customers find products in your store, It includes everything from increasing your customer pool to how products are presented, and how you fulfill a customer's needs

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Food Service: The foodservice or catering industry includes the businesses, institutions, and companies which prepare meals outside the home.

Planning 7.83%
Retail Management 1.81%
Food Service 1.2%
Others 89.16%

Job Description for Pastry Chef

Pastry Chef leads the production and presentation of pastries and baked goods including sourcing, purchasing, inventory, and cost control. Develops and tests recipes and sources ingredients to create unique pastries and baked goods. Being a Pastry Chef creates dessert menus that complement meal offerings, appeal to diners and maximize profits. Follows all applicable guidelines and regulations for food handling and safety. Additionally, Pastry Chef maintains a clean and orderly workstation and kitchen equipment. May require an associate degree in culinary arts or equivalent. Typically reports to an executive chef. The Pastry Chef supervises a small group of para-professional staff in an organization characterized by highly transactional or repetitive processes. Contributes to the development of processes and procedures. To be a Pastry Chef typically requires 3 years experience in the related area as an individual contributor. Thorough knowledge of functional area under supervision. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)... View full job description

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Job Openings for Pastry Chef in Colorado
  • Vail Resorts, Inc. JobID: D5F2FA3ED5F542358F22A70FB8286217 [Grill Cook / Line Cook] As a Chef at Vail Resorts, you'll: Direct the training of culinary staf...
    - 2 Days Ago
  • Sodexo - 501 20TH ST [Kitchen Supervisor / Cook] As a Pastry Chef at Sodexo, you'll: Oversee creativity and prepare all desserts required for all food oper...
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  • Assistant Pastry Chef. Location: Aspen, CO, US, 81611. Property Name: Dolce Aspen Meadows Req Id: 18809. Dolce is now seeking a Assistant Pastry Chef to jo...
    - 1 Day Ago
  • Executive Pastry Chef- TSV. Job Description. Summary: Responsible for providing premier pastries, desserts and breads to compliment the hotel restaurants i...
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  • Create Your Experience of a Lifetime. Come work and play in the mountains. Whether it's your first-time seeing snow or you were born on the slopes, joining...
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Location Avg. Salary Date Updated
Location Jefferson, CO Avg. Salary $68,515 Date Updated April 24, 2024
Location Agate, CO Avg. Salary $67,101 Date Updated April 24, 2024
Location Aguilar, CO Avg. Salary $64,476 Date Updated April 24, 2024
Location Akron, CO Avg. Salary $65,217 Date Updated April 24, 2024
Location Alamosa, CO Avg. Salary $64,476 Date Updated April 24, 2024
Location Allenspark, CO Avg. Salary $70,332 Date Updated April 24, 2024
Location Alma, CO Avg. Salary $68,716 Date Updated April 24, 2024
Location Almont, CO Avg. Salary $69,053 Date Updated April 24, 2024
Location Amherst, CO Avg. Salary $63,938 Date Updated April 24, 2024
Location Anton, CO Avg. Salary $67,841 Date Updated April 24, 2024

Career Path for Pastry Chef

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For Pastry Chef, the upper level is Kitchen Manager and then progresses to Executive Chef.

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