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Bakers

Mix and bake ingredients to produce breads, rolls, cookies, cakes, pies, pastries, or other baked goods.

CAREER NAME

About this Career Path

Mix and bake ingredients to produce breads, rolls, cookies, cakes, pies, pastries, or other baked goods.

Environment

Most bakers work in retail or commercial bakeries (manufacturing facilities), grocery stores or wholesale club stores, and restaurants. Work shifts often include early mornings, late evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Bakers

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Salary Breakdown

Bakers

$32,450

AVERAGE ANNUALLY

$28,390

ENTRY LEVEL

$29,420

MID LEVEL

$37,820

EXPERT LEVEL

$15.60

AVERAGE HOURLY

$13.65

ENTRY LEVEL

$14.15

MID LEVEL

$18.18

EXPERT LEVEL

Current Available & Projected Jobs

Bakers

94

Current Available Jobs

4,210

Projected job openings through 2030

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Top Expected Tasks

Bakers

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Bakers

K

KNOWLEDGE

Production and Processing

K

KNOWLEDGE

Customer and Personal Service

K

KNOWLEDGE

Food Production

K

KNOWLEDGE

English Language

K

KNOWLEDGE

Mathematics

S

SKILL

Monitoring

S

SKILL

Active Learning

S

SKILL

Active Listening

S

SKILL

Coordination

S

SKILL

Critical Thinking

A

ABILITY

Near Vision

A

ABILITY

Oral Comprehension

A

ABILITY

Oral Expression

A

ABILITY

Problem Sensitivity

A

ABILITY

Speech Recognition

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