Baker's assistant vs oven baker

The differences between baker's assistants and oven bakers 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 an oven baker. Additionally, an oven baker has an average salary of $30,231, which is higher than the $28,597 average annual salary of a baker's assistant.

The top three skills for a baker's assistant include bakery products, customer service and cake orders. The most important skills for an oven baker are kitchen equipment, oven temperatures, and .

Baker's assistant vs oven baker overview

	Baker's Assistant	Oven Baker
Yearly salary	$28,597	$30,231
Hourly rate	$13.75	$14.53
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	7,530	5,922
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 34%	High School Diploma, 31%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	12	12

Baker's assistant vs oven baker salary

Baker's assistants and oven bakers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Baker's Assistant	Oven Baker
Average salary	$28,597	$30,231
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $39,000	Between $22,000 And $41,000
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 oven baker education

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

	Baker's Assistant	Oven Baker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 34%	High School Diploma, 31%
Most common major	Culinary Arts	Business
Most common college	-	-

Baker's assistant vs oven baker demographics

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

	Baker's Assistant	Oven Baker
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 39.4% Female, 60.6%	Male, 93.0% Female, 7.0%
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, 7.7% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 21.4% Asian, 5.6% White, 59.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between baker's assistant and oven baker 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.

Oven baker example responsibilities.

Manage inventory of ingredients and culinary supplies.
Prepare and bake bagels in a high-volume bakery and maintain proficiency at every station.
Weigh and measure ingredients, using measuring cups and spoons.

Baker's assistant vs oven baker skills

Common baker's assistant skills

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

Common oven baker skills

Kitchen Equipment, 54%
Oven Temperatures, 46%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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