Bakers produce a wide range of baked goods in bakeries, requiring at least a high school diploma and some college courses in culinary arts. Bakers earn between $8-13.50 per hour or $14,830 to $21,520 annually, depending on experience. The job involves teamwork, cultural diversity, responsibility, and negotiation skills. Bakers work early morning hours to produce goods when customers are awake, though it requires physical endurance to work in the food industry.

1. By: Kelsey Li Career Project(Baker)

2. Education or Training Must have your high school diploma Should take college courses in culinary arts You don’t need a very advanced education Classes that will help in this field: family and consumer science, and mathematics

3. Salary $8.00-$13.50 per hour Possible to command a higher salary $14,830 to $21,520 May earn more after more experience

4. What do bakers do? Produce baked goods in bakeries Responsible for making a wide range of baked goods Work in bakeries and sell baked goods to people

5. What SCANS skills are needed for being a baker? Social Teamwork Cultural diversity Responsibility Negotiation

6. Description of a Baker Professional baker Started working as a baker because it sounded fun Works hours when everyone else is normally sleeping For some years, woke up at 2 AM and worked until noon

7. What SCANS skills did a baker use? Negotiation Teamwork

8. Interesting facts You work with many other people to create the finished product Works very early in the morning The food industry requires a lot of strange physical endurance You can get an absurd amount of respect from people Your breaks are kept to a minimum