Bakers

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

Realistic - Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.

1. Observe color of products being baked, and adjust oven temperatures, humidity, and conveyor speeds accordingly.

2. Set oven temperatures and place items into hot ovens for baking.

3. Combine measured ingredients in bowls of mixing, blending, or cooking machinery.

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

5. Roll, knead, cut, and shape dough to form sweet rolls, pie crusts, tarts, cookies, and other products.

6. Place dough in pans, molds, or on sheets, and bake in production ovens or on grills.

7. Check the quality of raw materials to ensure that standards and specifications are met.

8. Adapt the quantity of ingredients to match the amount of items to be baked.

9. Apply glazes, icings, or other toppings to baked goods, using spatulas or brushes.

10. Check equipment to ensure that it meets health and safety regulations and perform maintenance or cleaning, as necessary.

11. Decorate baked goods such as cakes and pastries.

Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Instructing - Teaching others how to do something.

Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Quality Control Analysis - Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.

Food Production - Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.

Production and Processing - Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.

Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

Personnel and Human Resources - Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.

Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed

Education: These occupations usually require a high school diploma and may require some vocational training or job-related course work. In some cases, an associate's or bachelor's degree could be needed.

Training: Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees.

The college search results are undergraduate programs associated with Bakers. Further education may also be required to pursue this career.

The training search results include both short and long-term programs associated with Bakers, and may be more appropriate for adult and non-traditional students. Further training may also be required to pursue this career.

In NY the average wage for this occupation was:

$17,860 for entry level workers, and $32,240 for experienced workers.

Based on the total number of annual openings and its growth rate, the employment prospects for this occupation are described as Less Favorable.

During 2006, there were approximately 11,350 Bakers employed in NY.

We estimate that in 2016 there will be 11,610  employed in NY. This represents an increase of 30 job(s) each year, and a total of 240 job openings each year.

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Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic - Set up, operate, or tend plating or coating machines to coat metal or plastic products with chromium, zinc, copper, cadmium, nickel, or other metal to protect or decorate surfaces. Includes electrolytic processes.

Prepress Technicians and Workers - Set up and prepare material for printing presses.

Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers - Shape molten glass according to patterns.

Molding and Casting Workers - Perform a variety of duties such as mixing materials, assembling mold parts, filling molds, and stacking molds to mold and cast a wide range of products.

Packers and Packagers, Hand - Pack or package by hand a wide variety of products and materials.