Overview & Salary
Overview
Mix and bake ingredients to produce breads, rolls, cookies, cakes, pies, pastries, or other baked goods.
On the job, you would:
- 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.
Education
- high school diploma/GED
- no high school diploma/GED
Salary
Annual 10th percentile $24,960
Annual median $34,950
Annual 90th percentile $46,980
Knowledge & Skills
Knowledge
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
- manufacture and distribution of products
- food production
Business
- customer service
- management
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Math and Science
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Skills
Basic Skills
- keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
- figuring out how to use new ideas or things
Social
- changing what is done based on other people's actions
Personality & Abilities
Personality
Realistic
People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
- Attention to Detail
- Cooperation
- Dependability
- Integrity
- Achievement/Effort
- Stress Tolerance
Abilities
Hand and Finger Use
- hold or move items with your hands
- keep your arm or hand steady
Verbal
- listen and understand what people say
- communicate by speaking