If I become a pastry chef will it pay off?

What a sweet job! Honestly at the price of wedding cakes today, I would say it will pay off. My cake was over $400 and it was a disappointment.

If you study hard and learn to be an excellent pastry chef, then there is a good chance you will make money. But you won't see any profits from your business right away. You have to build a clientele and a good reputation, plus most small businesses don't just take off and get rich. It will take some time, but with the right attitude, talent, and patience, yes, I think you will have a good chance to make money, as long as you aren't surrounded by ten other bakeries. Location is also an important factor. I hope you become a wonderful pastry chef! Maybe we will see you on the Food Network one day. Anything can happen.

Getting your AA is only the beginning. If you're truly serious about building a successful business, you're going to need to work on making your background strong enough that people will be willing to put their trust in your abilities. A great place to start is with an apprenticeship after graduation. Your culinary school should be more than prepared to help you with placement, and a year or two (or more, depending on your specialties) can pay off with the ability to say, "I trained under so-and-so...." Beyond that, make sure you do your due diligence when deciding where to establish your business. Not doing your homework (the previously-mentioned "due diligence") can mean that you're opening a business in an area that's already got plenty of competition for you to go up against - and that's deadly to a new business trying to bring in customers and establish a clientele. So get your degree, do an apprenticeship, make sure you're bringing a product people want (French pastries don't go over too well in rural Texas, for example) to places where the competition isn't already fierce...and good luck to you!

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