Bakers
Job description
These individuals make breads, muffins, pies, pastries, cakes, and cookies. This group includes supervisors. These people work in:
- Bakeries
- Catering services
- Supermarkets
- Hotels
- Restaurants
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Equipment, machinery, tools
- Odours
- Nontoxic dust
- Fire, steam, hot surfaces
Main tasks
- Prepare dough and glazes according to recipes or special customer orders.
- Bake the prepared products.
- Ice and decorate baked goods.
- Ensure that products meet current quality standards.
- Set the production schedule and determine the assortment and quantity of goods to produce.
- Purchase bakery and pastry supplies.
- Ensure the sale and marketing of products, as required.
- Hire, train, and supervise staff as required.
Advancement and mobility
- Qualified bakers obtain a Red Seal endorsement upon successful completion of the Interprovincial Examination.
Hourly wage
The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2019 to 2021.- Minimum
- $14.25
- Median
- $14.50
- Maximum
- $19.50
Job prospects for 2021-2025
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Job prospects for 2021-2025
Job prospects
All of Québec
All of Québec
Total jobs for 2020
All of Québec
All of Québec
Gender distribution
All of Québec
- 55.4% Female
- 44.6% Male
- 55.4% Female
- 44.6% Male
Job types
All of Québec
- Full time
- Part time
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2015
All of Québec
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- None
All of Québec
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
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NAICS 44, 4539% of jobs
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NAICS 311, 31235% of jobs
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NAICS 7221% of jobs
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NAICS 412% of jobs
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NAICS 55, 561% of jobs
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Others2% of jobs
All of Québec
-
NAICS 44, 4539% of jobs
-
NAICS 311, 31235% of jobs
-
NAICS 7221% of jobs
-
NAICS 412% of jobs
-
NAICS 55, 561% of jobs
-
Others2% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Secondary
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29.2% of graduates pursue further studies
DVS in cuisine
Placement rate: 74.4%
19.9% of graduates pursue further studies
DVS in pastry Making
Placement rate: 75.3%
17.4% of graduates pursue further studies
DVS in pâtisserie
Placement rate: 67.3%
20.8% of graduates pursue further studies
AVS in pâtisserie de restauration contemporaine
Placement rate: 82.9%
3.7% of graduates pursue further studies
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Result evaluation
- Active learning
- Coordination
- Active listening
- Oral expression
- Time management
- Judgment and decision-making
- Critical thought
Abilities
- Near vision
- Oral comprehension
- Verbal skills
- Colour perception and distinction
- Speech recognition
- Awareness of issues
- Selective attention
- Speech clarity
- Classification
- Written comprehension
- Digital dexterity
- Manual dexterity
- Information organization
- Control accuracy
- Deductive reasoning
- Perception speed
- Hand-arm stability
Knowledge and attributes
- Capacity to work under pressure
- Sense of responsibility
- Capacity to adapt
- Knowledge of customer and personalized services
- Capacity to work in a team
- Knowledge of production and treatment
- Rigour
- Vitality
- Creativity
- Timeliness
Interests
- Work in sales or client service
- Work in hotels, restaurants, and tourism
- Self-employment
- Work manually
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
- Artistic
- People with this profile prefer to express their emotions and thoughts through various art forms. They like to use their imagination.
Note about CNP
Occupational information is provided based on the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016. The 5-digit code of the NOC 2021 is shown in parentheses for information purposes only for occupations that correspond to those of NOC 2016.
Official name of the NOC 6332 (63202)
Bakers
Job titles
- Bakers
- Pastry Chef
- Baker apprentice
- Baker
- Chocolate maker
- Apprentice baker - retail
- Biscuit baker
- Bread baker - retail
- Head baker - retail
- Junior baker
- Baker - retail
- Specialty foods baker
- Specialty foods baker - retail
- Grocery store baker
- Hospital baker
- Hotel baker
- Head baker
- Bagel baker
- Donut baker
- Cake baker - retail
- Muffin baker
- French pastry baker - retail
- Bakery supervisor
- Bakery supervisor - retail
- Bagel maker
- Donut maker
- Muffin maker
- Cake decorator
- Cake decorator - retail
- Wedding cake decorator
- Cake and pastry decorator - retail
- Pastry decorator
- Pastry decorator - retail
- Bakery bench hand
- Hand icer - bakery
- Cake icer
Skill type
Sales and service
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Last update: December 22, 2022
