Bakers
Detailed Occupation
Add ComparisonBakers are most often employed by the Retail bakeries industry. The average yearly wage for Bakers was $29,460 in 2023.
The locations that employ the most Bakers are Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA, Maui, Kalawao & Kauai Counties PUMA, HI, and Manchester City PUMA, NH. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Bakers are Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA, Winston-Salem City (North) PUMA, NC, and Manchester City PUMA, NH.
Employment and salary information for the Bakers workforce. Bakers workforce in 2023 was 216,016 people, of which 61.4% were women and 38.6% were men. Bakers are paid most in Berkshire County--Pittsfield PUMA, MA but are relatively concentrated in Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA.
The Bakers workforce in 2023 was 216,016 people (61.4% women and 38.6% men). This implies an average annual growth of 7.48% between 2014 (200,990) and 2023 (216,016).
In 2023, Bakers earned an average of $29,460, $38,267 less than the average national salary of $67,727
The graph shows the ranking of Bakers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2023.
In 2023, Bakers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.37, which is lower than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Bakers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).
The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Bakers compared to the entire workforce in the country.
Information on the industries that employ Bakers and on wages for those in the field. Retail bakeries is the industry that employs the most Bakers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Bakers, by average wage, is Lessors of real estate, and offices of real estate agents and brokers ($66,560).
This graphic shows the share of Bakers employed by various industries. Retail bakeries employs the largest share of Bakers at 33.7%, followed by Restaurants & Food Services with 25.7% and Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores with 22.2%.
Demographic information on Bakers in the US. The workforce of Bakers in 2023 was 216,016 people, with 61.4% woman, and 38.6% men. The average age of male Bakers in the workforce is 40.3 and of female Bakers is 38.3, and the most common race/ethnicity for Bakers is White.
The workforce of Bakers in 2023 was 216,016 people, with 61.4% woman, and 38.6% men.
The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (34,186 people), 25 to 29 years (27,565 people), and 30 to 34 years (22,281 people). Among them they concentrated 39% of the total workforce.
In 2023, 29.9% of Bakers workers were Hispanic and 70.1% non-Hispanic.
The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (58.6%), Puerto Rican (9.27)%, and Salvadoran (7.21)%
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In 2023, 57.4% of the Bakers workforce were White, of which 66.9% were women and 33.1% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (13.2%) and Other (12%).
Data on higher education choices for Bakers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Bakers is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2023 were Personal & Culinary Services.
Among the necessary skills for Bakers, Monitoring stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Bakers need more than the average amount of Operations Analysis.
The most common majors achieved by Bakers in 2023 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (5,487 people), Visual & Performing Arts (2,831 people), and Education (1,942 people).
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The main educational levels achieved by the Bakers workers were High School or Equivalent (81,839 people), Some college (48,011 people), and Secondary Education (27,231 people).
The graphic shows the Bakers workforce by gender and educational level.
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Bakers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Bakers need many skills, but most especially Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Active Learning.
Projections on job growth for Bakers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 4.02%, but Bakers are expected to see a growth of 5.22% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.
This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Bakers. This profession is expected to grow more than than 4.02%, the average rate of national job growth.
