Service

Baker

Always had a sweet tooth? Do you friends and family always come to you for culinary creations? Learn to do it professionally!

Mix and bake ingredients to produce breads, pastries, and other baked goods. Follow recipes, manage ovens, and decorate finished products.

Salary Range

$25,000 – $45,000

per year (10th–90th percentile)

Median Salary

$29,400

per year

Growth Outlook

Average Growth

2024–2034 projected

Put your creative mind to work!, Learn how to make delicious dishes like the pros!, Learn a skill that will allow you to start your own business!

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Tasks & Responsibilities

Check products for quality, and identify damaged or expired goods.
Set oven temperatures, and place items into hot ovens for baking.
Combine measured ingredients in bowls of mixing, blending, or cooking machinery.
Place dough in pans, molds, or on sheets, and bake in production ovens or on grills.
Set time and speed controls for mixing machines, blending machines, or steam kettles so that ingredients will be mixed or cooked according to instructions.
Measure or weigh flour or other ingredients to prepare batters, doughs, fillings, or icings, using scales or graduated containers.
Observe color of products being baked, and adjust oven temperatures, humidity, or conveyor speeds accordingly.
Check the quality of raw materials to ensure that standards and specifications are met.
Check equipment to ensure that it meets health and safety regulations, and perform maintenance or cleaning, as necessary.
Adapt the quantity of ingredients to match the amount of items to be baked.

Tools of the Trade

Forming machineCake decorating equipment or mouldsCommercial use cutleryCommercial use moldsCommercial use ovensCommercial use strainersDomestic kitchen spatulasCommercial use food warmersCommercial use scalesCommercial use icing sets or bagsDomestic kitchen or food thermometersDomestic baking pansDouble arm kneading mixersCommercial use measuring cupsCommercial use cake or pie pansCommercial use food slicersFilling machineryCommercial use rolling pinsCommercial use rangesDomestic whipped cream makerHelical blade mixerCoating machinesSlicing machineryCooling machineCooking machineryCommercial use scoopsHand sprayersCommercial use heat lampsPredusterCommercial use steamersDomestic knife sharpenersCommercial use food grindersCappuccino or espresso machinesCommercial use toastersDomestic biscuit cuttersCommercial use gratersCommercial use deep fryersRemote reading thermometersCommercial use peelersCookie cuttersDomestic sifterCommercial use rice cookersSingle screw mixersCommercial use bain mariesCommercial use blendersAir compressorsFire extinguishersBar code reader equipmentDomestic muffin pansWrapping machineryCommercial use griddlesDomestic kitchen tongsRazor knivesHoistsBlow torchCommercial use grillsCommercial use food processorsDomestic kitchen wire whipsBelt conveyorsDomestic double boilersDomestic kitchen funnelsDomestic dough pressCommercial use broilersNotebook computersWalk in refrigeratorsForkliftsCommercial use food choppers or cubers or dicersSpice or salt or pepper shakersCommercial use dough machinesDomestic food scrapersCommercial use whisksCommercial use smokers or smoke ovensHand trucks or accessoriesLiftsCommercial use coffee grindersRulersDomestic strainers or colandersFire blanketsCash registersCommercial use high pressure steamersDomestic cooling racksAir conveyorsAir brushesDomestic apple corerLaser printersInk cartridgesPallet trucksCommercial use coffee or iced tea makersDehydrating machineryWalk in freezersCleaning brushesDomestic baking sheetsCommercial use dishwashersDomestic pizza cuttersIce shaver machines or accessoriesCommercial use ladlesDomestic pastry brushCommercial use microwave ovensCommercial use waffle ironsDomestic mandolinCommercial use convection ovensCrushing machineryCommercial use juicersBlast freezersDomestic kitchen timersDomestic wooden oven paddleDomestic vegetable brushIce dispensersProcessing tanksDomestic tortilla bakersCommercial use pizza ovensDomestic bread slicing guideIce cream machinesDesktop computersTablet computers

Knowledge Areas

Production and Processing

Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. 71/100

Customer and Personal Service

Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. 69/100

Food Production

Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques. 60/100

English Language

Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. 56/100

Mathematics

Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. 52/100

Administration and Management

Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. 50/100

Sales and Marketing

Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems. 48/100

Public Safety and Security

Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. 41/100

Computers and Electronics

Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. 38/100

Design

Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. 38/100