Bakers, pastry-cooks and confectionery makers

Bakers, pastry-cooks and confectionery makers make various kinds of bread, cakes, and other flour products, as well as handmade chocolate and sugar confectionery.

Skill level: Semi-skilled

Check your pay

  • The majority of Bakers, pastry-cooks and confectionery makers earn a salary between R2 998 and R11 801 per month in 2024.
  • A monthly wage for entry-level Bakers, pastry-cooks and confectionery makers ranges from R2 998 to R6 064.
  • After gaining 5 years of work experience, their income will be between R3 873 and R8 439 per month.

Duties and tasks

  • Making bread, cakes, biscuits, pastries, pies and other flour products
  • Making handmade confectionery from mixtures of sugar, chocolate and other ingredients using hand tools and some machines
  • Combining measured ingredients in bowls of mixing, blending, or cooking machinery
  • Checking the quality of raw materials to ensure that standards and specifications are met
  • Applying glazes, icings, or other toppings to baked goods, using spatulas or brushes
  • Checking the cleanliness of equipment and operation of premises before production runs to ensure compliance with occupational health and safety regulations
  • Monitoring oven temperatures and product appearance to determine baking times
  • Coordinating the forming, loading, baking, unloading, de-panning and cooling of batches of bread, rolls, pastry and confectionary products

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