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Bakers

  • Bright Outlook
  • Rapid Growth

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

What you’d do

  • 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.

Skills that matter

  • Active Listening
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Time Management
  • Critical Thinking
  • Monitoring
  • Quality Control Analysis

How to get there

Little to some preparation: usually a high school diploma or GED, though some jobs do not need one

Also called

  • Dough Mixer
  • Mixer
  • Pastry Cook
  • Scaler
  • Bakery Worker
  • Bread Baker

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