Bakers and flour confectioners

Bakers and flour confectioners
£22,880

Average Annual Pay

Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2020

37

Average Weekly Hours

Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2019

5.25%

Unemployment Rate

Labour Force Survey 2020

Future employment projections (Working Futures UK)

Description

Bakers and flour confectioners prepare and bake dough, pastry and cake mixtures and make and finish flour confectionary products by hand.

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.

Typical 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.

Common job titles

Maker (flour confectionery mfr)
Superintendent (biscuit mfr)
Maker, cake (flour confectionery mfr)
Designer (flour confectionery mfr)
Baker, master
Maker, confectionery
Manager, baker's
Decorator, cake
Specialist, sugarcraft
Foreman (bakery)
Assistant, confectioner's (flour confectionery mfr)
Superintendent (flour confectionery mfr)
Baker and confectioner
Confectioner, flour
Boardman (bakery)
Manager, bakery
Hand, pastry
Hand, first (bakery)
Cook, pastry (bakery)
Superintendent (bakery)
Pastrycook (bakery)
Assistant, baker's
Foreman (flour confectionery mfr)
Man, table (bakery)
Artist, cake
Foreman, bakery
Decorator
Foreman, plant (bakery)
Baker
Manufacturer (flour confectionery mfr)
Confectioner

Education background

Destination of Leavers survey, supplied by the Higher Education Statistics.

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Ranked 201st out of 355 careers for the longest hours.

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72/355
Ranked 72nd out of 355 careers for highest unemployment rate.

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Top industries: Bakers and flour confectioners

Working Futures UK

Employment type

Gender breakdown


£390

Female average weekly pay

Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2020

£470

Male average weekly pay

Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2020

47/350

Gender pay gap ranking

Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2020


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Gender Pay Gap by Career

Average weekly pay by age and gender: Bakers and flour confectioners

Pay change between years

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