If I become a pastry chef will it pay off?

dspartida asked: I want to get my AA in culinary arts to become a pastry chef, and after graduation open a small bakery. Working for the public for wedding, catering and so on…
Will it pay off?… Will I really make ANY money?

Is being a pastry chef hard?

Lithium89 asked: im going to be in college to become a chef soon and I want to know the pro’s and con’s and if its going to be extremely hard