What You'll Do

  • Observe color of products being baked, and adjust oven temperatures, humidity, or conveyor speeds accordingly.
  • Set oven temperatures, and place items into hot ovens for baking.
  • Combine measured ingredients in bowls of mixing, blending, or cooking machinery.
  • Measure or weigh flour or other ingredients to prepare batters, doughs, fillings, or icings, using scales or graduated containers.
  • Roll, knead, cut, or shape dough to form sweet rolls, pie crusts, tarts, cookies, or other products.
  • 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.
  • Adapt the quantity of ingredients to match the amount of items to be baked.
  • Apply glazes, icings, or other toppings to baked goods, using spatulas or brushes.
  • Check equipment to ensure that it meets health and safety regulations, and perform maintenance or cleaning, as necessary.

Essential Skills

Active Listening 3.0/5
Judgment and Decision Making 3.0/5
Time Management 3.0/5
Reading Comprehension 2.88/5
Speaking 2.88/5
Critical Thinking 2.88/5
Monitoring 2.88/5
Quality Control Analysis 2.88/5
Coordination 2.75/5
Active Learning 2.62/5
Social Perceptiveness 2.62/5
Operations Monitoring 2.62/5

Career Fit Overview

Use this summary to understand the kind of profile this role rewards. It helps you judge whether this career looks like a stronger match than your current role, a nearby move worth exploring, or a broader path to compare more seriously.

Top passions

  • Maker: Building and fixing energizes you. You like tangible results and practical tools.
  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.
  • Artist: Creating original work and expressing ideas feels natural.

Common styles

Attention to Detail, Dependability, Cautiousness, Achievement Orientation, Perseverance

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Near Vision 3.75/5
Problem Sensitivity 3.12/5
Manual Dexterity 3.12/5
Oral Comprehension 3.0/5
Oral Expression 3.0/5
Deductive Reasoning 3.0/5
Information Ordering 3.0/5
Category Flexibility 3.0/5

Technologies & Tools

Axxya Systems Nutritionist Pro EGS CALCMENU SweetWARE nutraCoster Professional At Your Service Software CostGuard Barrington Software CookenPro Culinary Software Services ChefTec SoftCafe MenuPro Email software Afcom Datasafe Computer Services FlexiBake iPro LegacyUSA BakeSmart Masters Software CakeBoss Sage 100 ERP SweetWARE SmallPICS TwinPeaks Software Visual Z-Bake Web browser software SweetWARE stockCoster Enggist & Grandjean EGS F&B Control Microsoft Office software Microsoft PowerPoint

Work Environment & Strengths

Common Strengths for This Career

  • Attention to Detail (High importance: 4.73/5)
  • Dependability (High importance: 4.53/5)
  • Cautiousness (High importance: 3.96/5)
  • Achievement Orientation (High importance: 3.75/5)
  • Perseverance (High importance: 3.73/5)

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How to Become One

Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience may be helpful but is usually not required. Training is often provided on the job.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

Bakery Worker Bread Baker Cake Baker Cake Decorator Donut Maker Dough Maker Dough Mixer French Pastry Cook Hotel Baker Manufacturing Baker Mixer Night Baker Pastry Baker Pastry Cook Pastry Decorator Pastry Finisher Pie Baker Pie Maker Production Baker Relief Baker Restaurant Baker Scaler Specialty Baker Store Baker

Career Fit FAQs

Is this career a good fit for me

This page shows the role itself. To see personal fit, use the assessment to compare your interests, motivations, and strengths against this career and against the role you are in now.

Can this help if I want to stay in my field

Yes. Many people use career pages like this to compare nearby roles in the same field and see whether they need a full switch or a better-fit version of the work they already know.

What should I compare first

Start with the daily tasks, the preparation level, and the work-style signals on this page. Then use the assessment to see whether this role looks like a stronger fit than your current role or just a different title.