Bakers

Detailed Occupation

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2022 Workforce
213k
Average Age
39.1
Estimated Job Growth
4.94%
10-year projection
Average Salary
$28,513
Average Male Salary
$33,184
Average Female Salary
$25,544

About

Bakers are most often employed by the Retail bakeries industry. The average yearly wage for Bakers was $28,513 in 2022.

The locations that employ the most Bakers are Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA, #null, and Manchester City PUMA, NH. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Bakers are Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA, St. Lucie County (Southeast) PUMA, FL, and Manchester City PUMA, NH.

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Bakers workforce. Bakers workforce in 2022 was 212,876 people, of which 61.1% were women and 38.9% were men. Bakers are paid most in Cambria County PUMA, PA but are relatively concentrated in Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping
82,738
Male Workforce
± 7.06k
130,138
Female Workforce
± 8.85k

The Bakers workforce in 2022 was 212,876 people (61.1% women and 38.9% men). This implies an average annual growth of 5.91% between 2014 (200,990) and 2022 (212,876).

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Employment by Location

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During 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Hawaii ($58,087), Maryland ($39,154), and New Jersey ($37,213).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$28,513
AVERAGE WAGE
#489 in the ranking (2022)
$64,683
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Bakers earned an average of $28,513, $36,170 less than the average national salary of $64,683

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Wage Distribution

Gender
0.366
WAGE GINI

In 2022, Bakers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.366, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Bakers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Industry

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 ($63,792).

Occupations by Industries

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Value
213k
2022 Workforce
± 11,320
−1.19%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 7.59%

This graphic shows the share of Bakers employed by various industries. Retail bakeries employs the largest share of Bakers at 40.6%, followed by Restaurants & Food Services with 32.3% and Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores with 27.1%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Bakers in the US. The workforce of Bakers in 2022 was 212,876 people, with 61.1% woman, and 38.9% men. The average age of male Bakers in the workforce is 40.3 and of female Bakers is 38.4, and the most common race/ethnicity for Bakers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Bakers in 2022 was 212,876 people, with 61.1% woman, and 38.9% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (33,942 people), 25 to 29 years (27,354  people), and 30 to 34 years (21,451 people). Among them they concentrated 38.9% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

Gender

In 2022, 30.1% of Bakers workers were Hispanic and 69.9% non-Hispanic.

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Races

In 2022, 60.1% of the Bakers workforce were White, of which 66.1% were women and 33.9% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Other (11.7%) and Two or More Races (10.4%).

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Education & Skills

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 2022 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.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.
Type of Majors
Degree

The most common majors achieved by Bakers in 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (4,860 people), Visual & Performing Arts (2,960 people), and Education (2,021 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Bakers workers were High School or Equivalent (80,027 people), Some college (47,669 people), and Secondary Education (27,342 people).

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Skills

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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.

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Projections

Projections on job growth for Bakers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 2.84%, but Bakers are expected to see a growth of 4.94% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

Job Growth

4.94%
Estimated Job Growth
10-year Projection
2.84%
National Growth
10-year Projection

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 2.84%, the average rate of national job growth.

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