Jobs Jobs Jobs Research is a product of Quantum Applications™ that uses AI and employment data to match the right people to the right jobs. Sign up for free to save jobs, manage your search, and use the app.

Pastry Chef (National)

Average salary $38,933  ·  from 58 active job market data points · Updated May 30, 2026

Search Intents This Page Answers

This dataset is structured for long-tail job-market questions, not just generic salary browsing.

Career Data Contract

Primary Source
Adzuna active job postings
Sample Size
58 active job market data points
Refresh Cadence
Nightly target; generated markets rotate through refreshes
Last Updated
May 30, 2026
Coverage
Exploration layer over captured postings, not the full market
Deduplication
Directional signal; duplicate postings can still affect totals
Schema Version
2026-04-21
Machine-readable

For Data Teams

The JSON feed for this coordinate is deterministic-only and designed for machine consumption. Human-facing narrative on this page is a presentation layer on top of the same source-derived metrics.

Purchasing Power
61
39% less purchasing power than the US average
Market Demand
+4%
4% more open roles than the national average
Career Growth
+100%
100% salary range from median to senior level
Talent Scarcity
0.8/10
0.8/10 scarcity leverage — low talent-to-demand ratio

Market Model Scores

These scores are computed directly from the matching salary records and posting samples. They help compare this market against nearby roles, cities, sectors, and experience levels.

Opportunity Score
61/100
Model Confidence
85/100
Salary Dispersion
72.4%
Wage Asymmetry
2.0x
Market Diversity
100/100
Observed Jobs
181

Posting Composition

This sample includes 121 live posting examples, 80 visible employers, and 75 posting locations. The visible posting sample is spread across multiple employers.

Employer Concentration
8%
Salary Sample Range
$24,842 - $172,286
Remote Mentions
0
Hybrid Mentions
0
Text Entropy
7.6 bits
Lexical Diversity
38.0%
Title Drift
57.1%
Posting Fingerprint
b668ebe0bedd71f9

Distinctive terms in this posting sample: cambridgeport, entertainment, housepitality, international, manpowergroup, pottawattamie, babysitting, interlachen .

Pastry Chef (National) shows 4% more open roles than the national average and 39% less purchasing power than the US average. The average salary signal is $38,933 across 58 active market data points. The market also shows 100% salary range from median to senior level and 0.8/10 scarcity leverage — low talent-to-demand ratio, which helps separate markets with broad opportunity from markets where the data is thinner or more specialized.

Key Insights

Take Action On This Market

Turn this market signal into a live job search. These links prefill the job search with the role, location, and experience intent from this page.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the Pastry Chef (National) market look like?
It shows 4% more open roles than the national average with 39% less purchasing power than the US average.
How many data points support this page?
This page is based on 58 matching active market data points and 181 observed job postings.
How strong is this market mathematically?
The opportunity score is 61/100 and the confidence score is 85/100.
What is the salary signal for this market?
The average salary signal is $38,933.
How should I use this page?
Use it as a directional labor-market snapshot, then compare nearby titles, cities, sectors, and experience levels.

Career intelligence for Pastry Chef (National). Data sourced from captured job postings and Bureau of Labor Statistics regional data. Updated on a nightly target schedule. Treat this as labor-market exploration, not a complete live job-board inventory. Methodology →