ANZSCO 3511

Bakers and Pastrycooks

Overview

EMPLOYED

33,100

PART-TIME SHARE

23%

FEMALE SHARE

34%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$1,353

MEDIAN AGE

36

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

700

About this data

Summary

Bakers and Pastrycooks prepare and bake bread loaves and rolls, buns, cakes, biscuits and pastry goods.

Tasks

  • Checking the cleanliness of equipment and operation of premises before production runs to ensure compliance with occupational health and safety regulations
  • Checking the quality of raw materials and weighing ingredients
  • Kneading, maturing, cutting, moulding, mixing and shaping dough and pastry goods
  • Preparing pastry fillings
  • Monitoring oven temperatures and product appearance to determine baking times
  • Coordinating the forming, loading, baking, unloading, de-panning and cooling of batches of bread, rolls and pastry products
  • Glazing buns and pastries, and decorating cakes with cream and icing
  • Operating machines which roll and mould dough and cut biscuits
  • Emptying, cleaning and greasing baking trays, tins and other cooking equipment

ANZSCO Classification

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    Earnings and Hours

    Weekly Earnings (Before Tax)
    Source: Share of workers who work full-time hours: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average, customised report.
    Average full-time hours worked per week: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Median full-time earnings per week and Median hourly earnings: ABS, Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2023, customised report. Note: median earnings data have not been produced for some occupations where there is a high standard error, and are published with "N/A" values.
    Earnings and Hours Bakers and Pastrycooks All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 77% 70%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 43 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week $1,353 $1,697
    Median hourly earnings $36 $43

    Industries

    Bakers and Pastrycooks work in industries like:

    Source: Ranked using ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average data, custom report.
    Note: industries that comprise less than 5% of an occupation have been suppressed.

    States and territories

    New South Wales

    29.2%

    Victoria

    24.7%

    Queensland

    23.2%

    South Australia

    7.6%

    Tasmania

    2.6%

    Northern Territory

    0.7%

    Australian Capital Territory

    1.5%

    Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, Detailed, August 2024, Jobs and Skills Australia trend data.

    Age and gender

    Age and Gender Profile
    Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average, customised report.
    Age and Gender Bakers and Pastrycooks All Occupations
    Median age 36 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 34% 48%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Bakers and Pastrycooks
    15–19 5.2 5.0
    20–24 9.1 11.6
    25–34 22.7 28.9
    35–44 22.3 23.8
    45–54 20.4 17.9
    55–59 8.8 6.6
    60–64 6.5 4.0
    65 and Over 4.9 2.2

    Education

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Bakers and Pastrycooks
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 3.5
    Bachelor degree 23.2 11.1
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 10.2
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 38.4
    Year 12 15.9 17.1
    Year 11 4.0 3.9
    Year 10 and below 9.7 11.1
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      Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations

      Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) is the skill-based classification system used to categorise occupations in the Australian and New Zealand labour markets. ANZSCO provides a basis for the standardised collection, analysis and dissemination of occupation data. Visit the ABS website to learn how ANZSCO works. Jobs and Skills Australia displays data for occupations that are defined by ANZSCO 2013 Version 1.3.