Bakers

A Baker assembles ingredients and bakes breads, pastries, or a variety of other baked goods. May specialize in baking a particular product, such as bread or cakes, or specialize in a particular style of baking. Works in an independent bakery, restaurant, grocery store, or food manufacturing facility.

About this Career

Average Salary

£18,633

New workers start at around £8,224. Normal pay is £18,633 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £27,183

Annual Openings

59

Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons in London, and do not distinguish between full and part-time jobs

Daily Tasks

  • Makes cake decorations, spreads icing, fillings and toppings on products.
  • Bakes bread, pastry and cakes.
  • Fills and glazes pastry, mixes ingredients for cakes.
  • Rolls and cuts pastry, stretches, kneads and moulds dough to form bread, rolls and buns.
  • Mixes ingredients using hand or machine to obtain the required consistency.
  • Weighs ingredients according to recipe.

Skills Employers are looking for

Skills Importance
Monitoring 61%
Active Learning 58%
Speaking 56%
Critical Thinking 54%
Learning Strategies 53%
Mathematics 49%
Reading Comprehension 47%
Active Listening 45%
Writing 42%
Science 18%