£11,960
Average salary at age 20
£24,960
Average Salary
42
Average hours per week
Description
Bakers and flour confectioners prepare and bake dough, pastry and cake mixtures and make and finish flour confectionary products by hand.Main Tasks
- Weighs ingredients according to recipe;
- Mixes ingredients using hand or machine to obtain the required consistency;
- Rolls and cuts pastry, stretches, kneads and moulds dough to form bread, rolls and buns;
- Fills and glazes pastry, mixes ingredients for cakes;
- Bakes bread, pastry and cakes;
- Makes cake decorations, spreads icing, fillings and toppings on products.
Qualifications
There are no formal academic entry requirements. Training is typically received on-the-job or by apprenticeship. Apprenticeships and traineeships leading to NVQs/SVQs at Levels 2 and 3 are available.UK Prospects
29500
Workforce Size
0.21%
Predicted growth 2025 - 2035
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