Jobs / Physical work / 51-3011.00
Bakers
Mix and bake ingredients to produce breads, rolls, cookies, cakes, pies, pastries, or other baked goods.
- US jobs
- 236,200
- Median wage
- $37,160 a year
- Job family
- Physical work
Can agents do the work of bakers?
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Typical tasks
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- Measure or weigh flour or other ingredients to prepare batters, doughs, fillings, or icings, using scales or graduated containers.
- Set oven temperatures, and place items into hot ovens for baking.
- Check products for quality, and identify damaged or expired goods.
- 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.
- Place dough in pans, molds, or on sheets, and bake in production ovens or on grills.
- Observe color of products being baked, and adjust oven temperatures, humidity, or conveyor speeds accordingly.
- Set time and speed controls for mixing machines, blending machines, or steam kettles so that ingredients will be mixed or cooked according to instructions.
- Combine measured ingredients in bowls of mixing, blending, or cooking machinery.
- Check the quality of raw materials to ensure that standards and specifications are met.
- Roll, knead, cut, or shape dough to form sweet rolls, pie crusts, tarts, cookies, or other products.
- Decorate baked goods, such as cakes or pastries.
Other job titles for this occupation (24)
Bakery Worker · Bread Baker · Cake Baker · Cake Decorator · Dough Mixer · Mixer · Pastry Cook · Relief Baker · Scaler · Specialty Baker · Donut Maker · Dough Maker · French Pastry Cook · Hotel Baker · Manufacturing Baker · Night Baker · Pastry Baker · Pastry Decorator · Pastry Finisher · Pie Baker · Pie Maker · Production Baker · Restaurant Baker · Store Baker