Pastry Chef
A pastry chef needs to know how to create baked goods, confections and specialty items. Pastry chefs generally specialize in deserts.
This is a specialty that requires much creativity and a great sense of taste for deserts. If you chose to work in a hotel environment, you will likely have to report to an executive pastry chef.
To be a good pastry chef you need to be able to manage people. It is a must. You must also be able to coordinate staffing with production requirements.
You must be in charge of ordering your ingredients as well. It is a very specific specialization that requires a great sense of business sense. You will also have little room for error in this specialization as many of your dishes are lengthy to prepare.