DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

Mix and bake ingredients to produce breads, rolls, cookies, cakes, pies, pastries, or other baked goods. Pastry chefs in restaurants and hotels are included with "Chefs and Head Cooks" (35-1011).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2013

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	2,420	220	$13.90/hr	$0.31/hr	$8.64/hr	$10.30/hr	$12.93/hr	$17.16/hr	$21.27/hr
U S	157,230	2,516	$12.21/hr	$0.05/hr	$8.38/hr	$9.30/hr	$11.28/hr	$14.30/hr	$18.01/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Other Regional Data For Bakers Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 1,430 $13.15/hr N/A EDR 7W- Central 210 $16.39/hr N/A EDR 10 - Southeast 170 $12.29/hr N/A EDR 4 - West Central 120 $10.91/hr N/A EDR 3 - Arrowhead 100 $11.63/hr N/A EDR 9 - South Central 80 $13.00/hr N/A EDR 5 - North Central 80 $19.53/hr N/A EDR 7E- East Central 70 $11.19/hr N/A EDR 8 - Southwest 70 $10.30/hr N/A EDR 6E- Southwest Central 60 $9.81/hr N/A EDR 1 - Northwest 40 $9.44/hr N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change  -
Packers and Packagers, Hand	90	$9.82/hr	N/A
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cooks, Fast Food	N/A	N/A	N/A
Etchers and Engravers	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	N/A	N/A	N/A

• Weighs and measures ingredients, using measuring cups and spoons.
• Mixes and cooks pie fillings, and pours fillings into pie shells and tops filling with meringue or cream.
• Spreads or sprinkles toppings on loaves or specialties and places dough in oven, using long-handled paddle (peel).
• Mixes ingredients to make icings, decorates cakes and pastries, and blends colors for icings, shaped ornaments, and statuaries.
• Cuts, peels, and prepares fruit for pie fillings.
• Covers filling with top crust; places pies in oven; and adjust drafts or thermostatic controls to regulate oven temperatures.
• Checks production schedule to determine variety and quantity of goods to bake.
• Molds dough in desired shapes, places dough in greased or floured pans, and trims overlapping edges with knife.
• Mixes ingredients to form dough or batter by hand or using electric mixer.
• Rolls and shapes dough, using rolling pin and cuts dough in uniform portions with knife, divider, cookie cutter.
• Measures flour and other ingredients to prepare batters, dough, fillings, and icings, using scale and graduated containers.
• Observes color of products being baked and adjusts oven temperature.
• Applies glace, icing, or other topping to baked goods, using spatula or brush.
• Develops new recipes for cakes and icings.
• Rolls, cuts, and shapes dough to form sweet rolls, pie crusts, tarts, cookies, and related products prior to baking.
• Dumps ingredients into mixing-machine bowl or steam kettle to mix or cook ingredients according to specific instructions.
• Places dough in pans, molds, or on sheets, and bakes dough in oven or on grill.
• Decorates cakes.