Bakers Career, Salary and Skills

Occupation description

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

National salary and employment

Top skills

Typical tasks

• 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.
• Measure or weigh flour or other ingredients to prepare batters, doughs, fillings, or icings, using scales or graduated containers.

Technology

• ADP Enterprise eTIME
• Afcom Datasafe Computer Services FlexiBake
• At Your Service Software CostGuard
• Axxya Systems Nutritionist Pro
• Barrington Software CookenPro
• Culinary Software Services ChefTec
• EGS CALCMENU
• Email software
• Enggist & Grandjean EGS F&B Control
• iPro
• LegacyUSA BakeSmart
• Masters Software CakeBoss
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office software

Bakers salary by location

Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.

• Bakers Salary in CA
  Median $43,120 · Employment 30,020
• Bakers Salary in TX
  Median $33,790 · Employment 16,710
• Bakers Salary in New York, NY
  Median $38,890 · Employment 16,560
• Bakers Salary in NY
  Median $38,660 · Employment 15,130
• Bakers Salary in IL
  Median $37,030 · Employment 12,420
• Bakers Salary in FL
  Median $35,870 · Employment 12,320
• Bakers Salary in Los Angeles, CA
  Median $39,260 · Employment 10,580
• Bakers Salary in PA
  Median $36,360 · Employment 10,380
• Bakers Salary in Chicago, IL
  Median $37,230 · Employment 9,920
• Bakers Salary in NC
  Median $34,510 · Employment 9,320
• Bakers Salary in OH
  Median $34,560 · Employment 8,890
• Bakers Salary in NJ
  Median $36,960 · Employment 8,110

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