Baker
Job description:
Overview:
Mix and bake ingredients to
produce breads, rolls,
cookies, cakes, pies,
pastries, or other baked
goods.
Duties: in hot ovens or on grills
Check the quality of Observe color and
state of products being
baking ingredients
Prepare equipment for baked
baking Apply glazes, icings, or
Measure and weigh other toppings
flour and other
ingredients
Combine measured
ingredients in mixers or
blenders
Knead, roll, cut, and
shape dough
Place dough in pans,
molds, or on sheets
Set oven temperatures
Place and bake items
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Work Environment
Bakers held about 167,600 jobs in 2012. About 16 percent were self-
employed.
The industries that employed the most bakers in 2012 were as follows:
Bakeries and tortilla 29%
manufacturing

Grocery stores 26

Restaurants and other eating 15

places

Other general merchandise 11

stores

Specialty food stores 3

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 $26,383
PROVINCIAL ANNUAL MEDIAN SALARY

$24.95-$12.65
HIGH TO MEDIAN HOURLY RATE

$10.85
LOW HOURLY RATE

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EDUCATION AND SKILL
REQUIREMENTS:
As of July 1, 2017 when the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
came into force, you will not need significant additional training,
experience, testing or assessment if your qualifications or certificates are
recognized by a Canadian regulatory authority. This applies whether you
were trained in Canada or internationally.

Completion of secondary school is usually required. Other requirements

may include:

strong math skills

completion of a three- to four-year apprenticeship program (or a
completion of a college or other program for bakers)
on-the-job training, which may be provided
voluntary trade certification, available through the Industry Training
Authority
Interprovincial Standards Red Seal certification, which is available to
qualified bakers through the Industry Training Authority

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Institutions
Vancouver Island University

Okanagan College

College of the Rockies

Northern Lights College

Thompson Rivers University

You need to get at least a C+ in

language arts, math and science.
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Skills
Manual Dexterity
Detail-Oriented
Motor Coordination
General Learning
Ability
Verbal & Written
Comprehension
Clerical Ability
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Employment
Outlook
Average annual employment
growth rate: 2015-2025
1.12
1.10
1.08
1.06
1.04
1.02
1.00
0.98
0.96
0.94
2016-2020 2020-2025

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Job Openings for 2015-
2025
Job Openings
350

300

250

200

150

100

50

0
2016 2020 2025

10 year expected job openings: 2,670 9

Composition of Job Openings
Composition
Replacement

34% Economic
Expansion

66%

Opening from Replacement: 1,760 while Opening from Expansion: 910

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QUESTIONS:
1.Give 1 example of a skill needed to become a baker.

2.What is the annual median salary of a baker in B.C.?

3.Give 1 example of an institution that offers programs to become a baker.

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Would I be suited to
this job and
consider it as a
career possibility?
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