EMPLOYED

6,800

PART-TIME SHARE

44%

FEMALE SHARE

63%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

N/A

MEDIAN AGE

36

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

N/A

Pastrycooks prepare and bake buns, cakes, biscuits and pastry goods.

  • Checks the cleanliness of equipment and operating site to ensure compliance with health and safety regulation
  • Checks quality of raw materials and weighs ingredients
  • Implements appropriate baking techniques
  • Prepares pastry fillings
  • Monitors oven temperature and products appearance
  • Co-ordinates the forming, loading, baking, unloading, de-panning and cooling of batches of breads, rolls and pastry products
  • Glazes buns and pastries, and decorating cakes with cream and icing
  • Operating machines which roll and mould dough and cut biscuits
  • Empties, cleans and greases baking trays, tins and other cooking equipment
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    Hours worked

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Note: those who were classified as "Employed, away from work" at the time of the 2021 Census (accounting for approx. 8% of total employment), have been excluded from the "Average full-time hours worked per week" denominator.
    Hours worked Pastrycooks All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 56% 64%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 43 hours 44 hours

    Industries

    Pastrycooks work in industries like:

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Note: industries that comprise less than 5% of an occupation have been suppressed.

    States and territories

    New South Wales

    32.3%

    Victoria

    32.0%

    Queensland

    15.6%

    South Australia

    5.5%

    Tasmania

    1.6%

    Northern Territory

    0.5%

    Australian Capital Territory

    1.5%

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.

    Age and gender

    Age and Gender Profile
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age and Gender Pastrycooks All Occupations
    Median age 36 years 40 years
    Female share of employment 63% 49%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Pastrycooks
    15–19 5.2 3.3
    20–24 9.1 11.8
    25–34 22.7 31.5
    35–44 22.3 25.1
    45–54 20.4 16.6
    55–59 8.8 6.0
    60–64 6.5 3.4
    65 and Over 4.9 2.4

    Education

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence. Highest qualification completed by workers in this job (in any field of study).
    Qualifications needed by new workers might be different from the qualifications of workers already in the job.
    Note: the sum of the educational attainment categories may not add up to 100% due to the exclusion of non-descriptive categories such as not stated responses.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Pastrycooks
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 3.5
    Bachelor degree 23.2 15.7
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 17.0
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 37.4
    Year 12 15.9 12.6
    Year 11 4.0 2.5
    Year 10 and below 9.7 7.2

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    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.