Description:
Bakers make breads, rolls, cookies, cakes, pies, pastries, or other baked goods.
Duties:
• Weight flour, sugar, butter and so on.
• Mix, Blend, roll, cut and shape dough.
• Set oven temperatures and put things into hot ovens for baking.
• Decorate Baked goods.
• Help with bakery deliveries.
• Order new baking machines or tools.
Where and When:
• Most work in bakeries, grocery stores, and restaurants.
• Some work in food factories.
• Bakers usually work full time. Their shifts often include early mornings, late evenings, weekends, and holidays.
What or Who They Work With:
• Scale
• Mixing and blending machines
• Steamkettles
• Oven
Education and Training:
• Vocational schools, related on-the-job experience. Some require a bachelor's degree.
• Usually need training with experienced workers.
Similar Jobs:
Chef and Head Cooks
Cooks
Caterer
Food Preparation Workers
Related School Subjects:
• English• Math• Health• Food Science• Foods and Nutrition
Print:
Read:
GERMS! GERMS! GERMS! by Bobbi Katz
HARVEY THE GARDENER by Lars Klinting
DIRT: JUMP INTO SCIENCE by Steve Tomecek
THE GREAT TRASH BASH by Loreen Leedy
FALL HARVESTS: BRINGING IN FOOD by Martha E.H. Rustad and Amanda Enright
FOOD FROM FARMS (WORLD OF FARMING) by Nancy Dickmann
SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS YOU CAN EAT by Vicki Cobb and David Cain
DISGUSTING FOOD INVADERS (UP CLOSE AND GROSS) by Ruth Owen
SOIL (TRUE BOOKS: NATURAL RESOURCES) by Christin Ditchfield
GRASS TO MILK by Julie Murray
Explore:
Career Town: Nutrition Matters
Career Town: Lemonade Stand
USDA Kids page Ages 6-11
Food Network: Cooking for Kids
PBS Kids Maya and Miguel Cooking with Abuela
PBS Kids Arthur Lunch O Matic
PBS Kids Sid the Science Kid Kitchen Magician
Sources:
Bureau of Labor Statistics
VA Career VIEW Career Search
