# Baker

Occupation

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/baker

A Baker produces breads, pastries, and other baked goods, using precise baking techniques and dough handling skills to manage fermentation, shaping, and baking processes consistently. They often develop or adapt recipes while maintaining strict food safety standards and managing time carefully across overnight or early-morning production schedules. Bakers work in bakeries, restaurants, hotels, or grocery bakery departments, ranging from entry-level roles to experienced artisan bakers running their own production.

Top skills: [Food Safety](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/food-safety), [Time Management](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/time-management)

## Career ladder

- Often comes from: [Assistant Baker](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/assistant-baker)
- Often leads to: [Cake Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/cake-designer), [Head Baker](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/head-baker), [Pastry Chef](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/pastry-chef), [Pastry Cook](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/pastry-cook)

## Similar roles

[Assistant Baker](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/assistant-baker), [Cake Decorator](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/cake-decorator), [Cake Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/cake-designer), [Confectioner](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/confectioner), [Line Cook](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/line-cook), [Pastry Chef](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/pastry-chef), [Pastry Cook](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/pastry-cook), [Prep Cook](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/prep-cook), [Sugar Artist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/sugar-artist)

## Open Baker roles (8)

- [Baker](https://ejwl.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX/job/26110041/apply) at [Marriott International](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/marriott-international) — Phoenix, AZ (listed on Marriott International's own careers site)
- [Baker](https://eofd.fa.us6.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1001/job/759323/apply) at [Albertsons](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/albertsons) — Santa Fe, NM (listed on Albertsons's own careers site)
- [Baker](https://seaworldentertainment.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/SEA/job/Busch-Gardens-Tampa/Baker_JR128561) at [United Parks & Resorts](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/united-parks-resorts) — Tampa, FL (listed on United Parks & Resorts's own careers site)
- [Baker](https://bagelbrands.wd504.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/bagelbrands/job/US---Tampa-FL-619-S-Dale-Mabry-Hwy/Baker_R190967) at [Einstein Bros. Bagels](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/einstein-bros-bagels) — Tampa, FL (listed on Einstein Bros. Bagels's own careers site)
- [Decorator](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/551ed1fe-571d-417e-98c7-ef4f206a0c54/decorator-at-brookshire-grocery-company) at [Brookshire Grocery Company](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/brookshire-grocery-company) — Shreveport, LA
- [Full Time Bakery Clerk](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/e1bcfa17-9c42-41da-82c9-d6d9770925cb/full-time-bakery-clerk-at-bj-s-wholesale-club) at [BJ's Wholesale Club](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/bj-s-wholesale-club) — Full-time, Willoughby, OH, $16 – $20 / hour
- [Baker - Plymouth, IN](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/b86e333d-2c3f-4058-94ef-d3e0257cc7ed/baker-plymouth-in-at-the-hershey-company) at [The Hershey Company](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/the-hershey-company) — Plymouth, IN, $22 / hour
- [Baker](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/dc601bd7-f1f9-4631-be20-b992a8890464/baker-at-brookshire-grocery-company) at [Brookshire Grocery Company](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/brookshire-grocery-company) — Tulsa, OK

## Likely next role (3)

Where Bakers commonly go next: [Cake Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/cake-designer), [Head Baker](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/head-baker), [Pastry Chef](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/pastry-chef), [Pastry Cook](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/pastry-cook).

- [Pastry Cook](https://basspro.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/careers/job/Ozark-MO-Ozark-Mill/Pastry-Cook_R265223) at [Ranger Boats](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/ranger-boats) — Ozark, MO (listed on Ranger Boats's own careers site)
- [Pastry Cook](https://mymvw.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/MVW/job/Espacio-The-Jewel-of-Waikiki/Pastry-Cook_JR93473) at [Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/marriott-vacations-worldwide-corporation) — Espacio The Jewel of Waikiki (listed on Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation's own careers site)
- [Pastry Chef](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/a18f2272-4ad3-4c37-b274-703a78c2b811/pastry-chef-at-brookshire-grocery-company) at [Brookshire Grocery Company](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/brookshire-grocery-company) — Edmond, OK

## Roles similar to Baker (26)

From [Assistant Baker](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/assistant-baker), [Cake Decorator](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/cake-decorator), [Cake Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/cake-designer), [Confectioner](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/confectioner), [Line Cook](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/line-cook), [Pastry Chef](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/pastry-chef), [Pastry Cook](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/pastry-cook), [Prep Cook](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/prep-cook), [Sugar Artist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/sugar-artist).

- [Cake Decorator](https://target.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/targetcareers/job/1629-N-Town-East-Blvd-MesquiteTX-75150-4105/Cake-Decorator_R0000452727) at [Target](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/target) — Mesquite, TX (listed on Target's own careers site)
- [Pastry Cook](https://basspro.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/careers/job/Ozark-MO-Ozark-Mill/Pastry-Cook_R265223) at [Ranger Boats](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/ranger-boats) — Ozark, MO (listed on Ranger Boats's own careers site)
- [Pastry Cook](https://mymvw.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/MVW/job/Espacio-The-Jewel-of-Waikiki/Pastry-Cook_JR93473) at [Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/marriott-vacations-worldwide-corporation) — Espacio The Jewel of Waikiki (listed on Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation's own careers site)
- [Prep Cook](https://honorhealth.wd12.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/HonorHealth_careers/job/Thompson-Peak-Medical-Center---7400-E-Thompson-Peak-Pkwy-Scottsdale-AZ-85255/Prep-Cook_JR11407) at [HonorHealth](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/honorhealth) (listed on HonorHealth's own careers site)
- [Prep Cook](https://seaworldentertainment.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/SEA/job/SeaWorld-Orlando/Prep-Cook_JR127050) at [United Parks & Resorts](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/united-parks-resorts) — Orlando, FL (listed on United Parks & Resorts's own careers site)
- [Cake Decorator](https://meijer.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Meijer_Stores_Hourly/job/Noblesville-IN/Cake-Decorator_R000684563) at [Meijer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/meijer) (listed on Meijer's own careers site)
- [Line Cook](https://livenation.wd503.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/LNExternalSite/job/New-Orleans-LA-USA/Line-Cook_JR-86503) at [Live Nation Entertainment](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/live-nation-entertainment) — New Orleans, LA (listed on Live Nation Entertainment's own careers site)
- [Line Cook](https://global.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/globalpartnerscareers/job/Waterbury-CT---Alltown/Food-Service-Associate_R0011359) at [Global Partners](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/global-partners) — Waterbury, CT (listed on Global Partners's own careers site)
- [Line Cook - Polaris Dave & Buster's](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/fb07f27d-e1f1-453a-80d0-6e45a0a32c5b/line-cook-polaris-dave-buster-s-at-dave-buster-s) at [Dave & Buster's](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/dave-buster-s) — Polaris, OH, $11 – $17 / hour
- [Prep Cook](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/f35d57f0-32f3-4427-816b-57746ad37ed7/prep-cook-at-century-theatres) at [Century Theatres](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/century-theatres) — Taylor, MI, $15 – $16 / hour

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