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Job Description
Mix and bake ingredients to produce breads, rolls, cookies, cakes, pies, pastries, or other baked goods.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-3011.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 27,110.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 13.00
- Currently, there are 180,450 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Bakers”.
Also Known As…
- Bakers
- Scaler
- Processor
- Pastry Chef
- Mixer
- Machine Operator
- Dough Mixer
- Cake Decorator
- Bakery Manager
- Bakery Clerk
- Baker
- Sponger
- Sponge Maker
- Roll Panner
- Roll Machine Operator
- Pie Maker
- Pie Baker
- Pastry Finisher
- Pastry Decorator
- Pastry Cook
- Pastry Baker
- Panner
- Pan Puller
- Pan Dumper
- Oven Dumper
- Night Baker
- Manufacturing Baker
- Industrial Cook
- Head Cook
- Head Baker
- French Pastry Cook
- Bench Hand
- Bakery Team Member
- Bagel Maker
Tasks for “Dough Maker”
- Place dough in pans, molds, or on sheets and bake in production ovens or on grills.
- Check the quality of raw materials to ensure that standards and specifications are met.
- Measure or weigh flour or other ingredients to prepare batters, doughs, fillings, or icings, using scales or graduated containers.
- Check products for quality and identify damaged or expired goods.
- Set oven temperatures and place items into hot ovens for baking.
- Decorate baked goods, such as cakes or pastries.
- Check equipment to ensure that it meets health and safety regulations and perform maintenance or cleaning, as necessary.
- Prepare or maintain inventory or production records.
- Observe color of products being baked and adjust oven temperatures, humidity, or conveyor speeds accordingly.
- Order or receive supplies or equipment.
- Develop new recipes for baked goods.
- Operate slicing or wrapping machines.
- Roll, knead, cut, or shape dough to form sweet rolls, pie crusts, tarts, cookies, or other products.
- Adapt the quantity of ingredients to match the amount of items to be baked.
- Direct or coordinate bakery deliveries.
- Apply glazes, icings, or other toppings to baked goods, using spatulas or brushes.
- Combine measured ingredients in bowls of mixing, blending, or cooking machinery.
- Set time and speed controls for mixing machines, blending machines, or steam kettles so that ingredients will be mixed or cooked according to instructions.
Related Technology & Tools
- Tart tampers
- Cake depositors
- Textured mats
- Fire suppression blankets
- Chinois
- Tablet computers
- Pastry bags
- Doughnut screens
- Food cooling racks
- Liquid ingredient measuring cups
- Weigh hoppers
- Dough dividers
- Icing spreaders
- Bench knives
- Commercial food grilling equipment
- Infrared food heating lamps
- Double boilers
- Wire whips
- Pan liners
- Measuring spoons
- Dry ingredient measuring cups
- Vegetable cleaning brushes
- Rotary molders
- Hot plates
- Fondant smoothers
- Wrapping machines
- Propane torches
- Portable air compressors
- Digital scales
- Baking sheets
- Bakery muffin pans
- Electronic cash registers
- Cookie scoops
- Kitchen shears
- Juice extractors
- Computer laser printers
- Skimmers
- Hearth ovens
- Dough proofers
- Fruit zesters
- Bain maries
- Bakers' couches
- Sugar shakers
- Pizza cutters
- Food dicers
- Pan greasers
- Fermentation tanks
- Icing machines
- Dishwashing machines
- Espresso makers
- Rice cookers
- Kitchen fire extinguishers
- Decorating pens
- Horizontal dough mixers
- Commercial coffee grinders
- Doughnut fryers
- Dough thermometers
- Kitchen tongs
- French bread molders
- Oven peels
- Ice cream machines
- Cannoli tubes
- Doughnut tumblers
- Industrial kitchen food blenders
- Continuous kneading machines
- Cake levelers
- Bench brushes
- Sugar/spice pulverizers
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- Ramekins
- Pneumatic conveyors
- Offset spatulas
- Desktop computers
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- Hot cases
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- Manual dough presses
- Cake dividers
- Planetary mixers
- Fork mixers
- Dough scrapers
- Rolling pins
- Spiral mixers
- Revolving tray ovens
- Flour dusters
- Dessert molds
- Tart rings
- Bowl scrapers
- Kitchen strainers
- Commercial coffeemakers
- Bowl knives
- Oven loaders
- Industrial kitchen food smokers
- Bagel dividers
- Measuring sticks
- Waffle irons
- Spray bottles
- Bun machines
- Produce peelers
- Industrial refrigeration equipment
- Cake decorating turntables
- Cake decorating palette knives
- Cake decorating stencils
- Blast chillers
- Pie presses
- Straight spatulas
- Food warmers
- Bread molders
- Reciprocating blade slicers
- Steam kettles
- Cookie depositors
- Conical rounders
- Fondant crimpers
- Doughnut cutters
- Portion scales
- Industrial kitchen griddles
- Deck ovens
- Tartlet machines
- Chocolate shavers
- Industrial kitchen broilers
- Icing spatulas
- Food graters
- Pressurized steam cookers
- Dough sheeters
- Commercial baking ladles
- Candy thermometers
- Marzipan tools
- Bread knives
- Pretzel dough twisting machines
- Bagel kettles
- Dough laminators
- Bread slicers
- Fruit corers
- Baguette molders
- Sugar lamps
- Box cutters
- Digital kitchen timers
- Pastry brushes
- Doughnut depositors
- Depanning machines
- Bread crumbers
- Tilt mixers
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- Sharpening stones
- Cooling tunnels
- Industrial toasters
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- Cake decorating combs
- Pastry filling machines
- Ingredient sifters
- Baking frames
- Dough extruders
- Ice shaver
- Flour scoops
- Cake molds
- Bakery cookie cutters
- Probe thermometers
- Pastry crimpers
- Industrial freezing equipment
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