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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
- Manufacturing Baker
- Industrial Cook
- Head Cook
- Head Baker
- French Pastry Cook
- Dough Maker
- Bench Hand
- Bakery Team Member
- Bagel Maker
Tasks for “Night Baker”
- Apply glazes, icings, or other toppings to baked goods, using spatulas or brushes.
- Set oven temperatures and place items into hot ovens for baking.
- Operate slicing or wrapping machines.
- Measure or weigh flour or other ingredients to prepare batters, doughs, fillings, or icings, using scales or graduated containers.
- Decorate baked goods, such as cakes or pastries.
- Combine measured ingredients in bowls of mixing, blending, or cooking machinery.
- Order or receive supplies or equipment.
- Prepare or maintain inventory or production records.
- Check equipment to ensure that it meets health and safety regulations and perform maintenance or cleaning, as necessary.
- Observe color of products being baked and adjust oven temperatures, humidity, or conveyor speeds accordingly.
- Check products for quality and identify damaged or expired goods.
- Direct or coordinate bakery deliveries.
- Check the quality of raw materials to ensure that standards and specifications are met.
- Set time and speed controls for mixing machines, blending machines, or steam kettles so that ingredients will be mixed or cooked according to instructions.
- Roll, knead, cut, or shape dough to form sweet rolls, pie crusts, tarts, cookies, or other products.
- Develop new recipes for baked goods.
- 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.
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- Ice shaver
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- Commercial coffeemakers
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- China caps
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- Dough proofers
- Rose nails
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- Baking sheets
- Chocolate warmers
- Hot cases
- Pie presses
- Bread bannetons
- Dough dividers
- Commercial kitchen convection ovens
- Pullman loaf pans
- Cake rings
- Pretzel dough extruding machines
- Pneumatic conveyors
- Commercial baking ladles
- Pan liners
- Digital kitchen timers
- Bread knives
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- Infrared food heating lamps
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- Fire suppression blankets
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- Espresso makers
- Pressurized steam cookers
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- Food drying equipment
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- Chinois
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- Industrial refrigeration equipment
- Baking frames
- Continuous kneading machines
- Planetary mixers
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- Cake decorating stencils
- Cooling tunnels
- Ice cream machines
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- Measuring sticks
- Ingredient sifters
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- Electronic cash registers
- Pastry wheels
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- Dough sheeters
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- French bread molders
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