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| Baker | Bakers mix together ingredients according to recipes and produce different kinds of baked food known as bread and pastries. They can be involved in either retail stores and make small amounts of baked goods or be involved in the manufacture of large amounts of baked goods. 
Bakers should have such skills as basic baking, icing and decorating. They are recommended to have the knowledge of government health regulations, business principles and the proper use of specific ingredients. They should have the knowledge of running and maintaining baking machines. The knowledge of proper use of high-speed, computer-operated equipment is also required. Good bakers take into consideration details, follow instructions and have good communicative abilities.
The highest annual salaries are received in bakeries and tortilla manufacturing, and the lowest annual salaries are got in limited-service eating places.
They are trained by becoming apprentices in craft or in-store bakeries. Those workers, who are engaged with food handling jobs, can become a baker's assistant. Those apprentice bakers, who are eager to become certified study bakers, study in correspondence courses.
The amount of bakers is supposed to grow in the period between 2002 and 2012. Such popularity of a baking profession can be explained due to the consistent growth of large wholesale bakers, traditional bakeries, and specialty bread and bagel shops.
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