Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a pastry chef can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a pastry chef already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Pastry chefs are responsible for preparing, cooking and presenting desserts, sweet products and bakery products.

Technicians and associate professionals 31 skills on file 5 career moves 2 above 60% overlap Closest: chef, 64%

chef 64% covered pizzaiolo 62% covered grill cook 60% covered fish cook 55% covered cook 49% covered pastry chef You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from pastry chef. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a pastry chef already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

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pastry chef is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a pastry chef already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.