Baker's assistant vs baker apprentice

The differences between baker's assistants and baker apprentices can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a baker's assistant and a baker apprentice. Additionally, a baker's assistant has an average salary of $28,597, which is higher than the $28,463 average annual salary of a baker apprentice.

The top three skills for a baker's assistant include bakery products, customer service and cake orders. The most important skills for a baker apprentice are food safety, bakery products, and mixers.

Baker's assistant vs baker apprentice overview

	Baker's Assistant	Baker Apprentice
Yearly salary	$28,597	$28,463
Hourly rate	$13.75	$13.68
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	7,530	11,552
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	12	12

Baker's assistant vs baker apprentice salary

Baker's assistants and baker apprentices have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Baker's Assistant	Baker Apprentice
Average salary	$28,597	$28,463
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $39,000	Between $21,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	Daly City, CA	-
Highest paying state	New Hampshire	-
Best paying company	Houston Methodist	-
Best paying industry	Retail	-

Differences between baker's assistant and baker apprentice education

There are a few differences between a baker's assistant and a baker apprentice in terms of educational background:

	Baker's Assistant	Baker Apprentice
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Most common major	Culinary Arts	Culinary Arts
Most common college	-	-

Baker's assistant vs baker apprentice demographics

Here are the differences between baker's assistants' and baker apprentices' demographics:

	Baker's Assistant	Baker Apprentice
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 39.4% Female, 60.6%	Male, 54.6% Female, 45.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.8% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.7% Asian, 8.4% White, 58.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 11.6% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 14.7% Asian, 8.9% White, 59.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between baker's assistant and baker apprentice duties and responsibilities

Baker's assistant example responsibilities.

Manage inventory of ingredients and culinary supplies.
Help cashiers neatly arrange groceries inside each customer's shopping cart with cardboard boxes.
Ring up sales on the POS system and process credit card and cash payments.
Apply icings, or other toppings to bake goods, using spatulas or brushes.
Assist customers with self checkout, bag groceries, help customers to there cars if need
Process customer transaction on POS system with proper procedures and with proper cash handling mechanics.

Baker apprentice example responsibilities.

Manage inventory of ingredients and culinary supplies.
Maintain an effective FIFO inventory through tracking of``manufacture on"dates.
Apply glazes, icings, or other toppings onto bake goods, using spatulas or brushes.
Experience in operating hydraulic dough dividers, mixers and super grain - molders for high quality loaves.
Use a variety of kitchen tools, including electric mixers, pans, rolling pins, and cutting tools.
Prepare and bake bagels in a high-volume bakery and maintain proficiency at every station.

Baker's assistant vs baker apprentice skills

Common baker's assistant skills

Bakery Products, 20%
Customer Service, 14%
Cake Orders, 13%
Kitchen Equipment, 12%
Food Preparation, 10%
Donuts, 5%

Common baker apprentice skills

Food Safety, 26%
Bakery Products, 23%
Mixers, 13%
Premier Customer Service, 10%
Sales Floor, 9%
Culinary, 7%