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Bakers
Mix and bake ingredients to produce breads, rolls, cookies, cakes, pies, pastries, or other baked goods.
What a baker does
Become a baker
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good baker
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Typical hourly rate is $23 per hour with a typical salary of $40,100 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $19 and $25 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $5,600 and $37,200 per year.
- 42% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The typical hourly rate for part-time workers is $21 per hour with a typical salary of $22,400 per year.
Baker job outlook
- There are 5,096 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 1,114 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 3% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
- 27% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.