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63202.00 – Bakers

Bakers prepare bread, rolls, muffins, pies, pastries, cakes and cookies in retail and wholesale bakeries and dining establishments. Bakers who are supervisors are included in this unit group. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Baker
  • Baker apprentice
  • Bakery supervisor
  • Bread baker
  • Head baker

Core competencies

  • Monitoring to ensure every batch meets the same standards, especially in commercial settings where products are sold in large quantities
  • Time Management to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, such as preparing dough, managing ovens and decorating pastries
  • Manual Dexterity to frost and decorate cakes and other baked goods
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness to prepare doughs, batters, icing and decorations according to recipes and special customer orders
  • Attention to Detail to ensure inventory of ingredients, decorations and baked goods are accurate and maintained
  • Knowledge in Hospitality to understand and anticipate customer preferences and trends to offer products that cater to customer tastes and expectations

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Prepare dough for pies, bread, rolls and sweet goods, batters for muffins, cookies and cakes and icings and frostings according to recipes or special customer orders
  • Bake mixed doughs and batters
  • Frost and decorate cakes or other baked goods
  • Ensure quality of products meets established standards
  • Draw up production schedule to determine type and quantity of goods to produce
  • Purchase baking supplies
  • May oversee sales and merchandising of baked goods
  • May hire, train and supervise baking personnel and kitchen staff.

Additional information

  • The Red Seal endorsement allows for interprovincial mobility.

Similar occupations classified elsewhere

NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

6 – Sales and service occupations

TEER

3 – Occupations usually require a college diploma or apprenticeship training of less than two years; or more than six months of on-the-job training

Major group

63 – Occupations in sales and services

Sub-major group

632 – Occupations in services

Minor group

6320 – Cooks, butchers and bakers

Unit group

63202 – Bakers

Occupational profile

63202.00 – Bakers

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