Baker

Useful school subject:

Food and Nutrition

Kaitunu Paraoa

Lee Matthews putting biscuits onto an oven tray.

Lee Matthews making biscuits

Bakers prepare, bake and decorate bread, rolls, pastries, cakes and other yeast goods.

He whakamārama

He kaiwhakareri, tunu me te whakapai paraoa, keke me era atu tu momo kai.

Entry Requirements

To become a baker you need to complete an apprenticeship and gain a National Certificate in Baking, Plant Baking or Craft Baking.

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Stacey Johnson

“In August 2008 I decided to leave my bakery job and start my own cake decorating business."

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Pay

Pay varies but bakers usually earn between $30,000 and $45,000 a year.
 

 

Job Outlook

Demand for bakers is steadily increasing because of:
  • changing food tastes
  • growing demand for convenience food
  • greater demand for nutritional and specialty foods such as gluten-free products.
     
 

 


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