Becoming a baker can involve exploring interests at home or in high school culinary programs, attending community college or culinary school, or working as an apprentice. Continuing education and business skills are important, but salaries are generally low.
There are several possible methods to become a baker. People in this profession are involved in the production of bakery products, which can include making simple breads, cookies, cakes and cakes to very elaborate wedding cakes. The amount of diversity a baker is able to explore in their work is often tied to training and skill. However, the way bakers train is not always identical.
Some people who want to become a baker explore their interests first at home and later in high school. Some high schools have good culinary programs where students can choose electives. This helps start training to become a baker and can open the door to opportunities beyond high school. It is also important not to underestimate the value of practice and home study. Reading hundreds of cookbooks, watching excellent cooking shows and other culinary practices, experimenting and creating recipes, and developing an understanding of the craft all inform the would-be baker and help prepare him more for this profession.
Even if there is no high school program available for a student who would like to become a baker, finishing high school is very important. Many bakers wish to own a bakery at some point in the future. Being educated can make that dream easier because being a business owner requires understanding legal codes, business management, math skills, and writing skills. Therefore, it is recommended that people stay in school, at least until high school.
Since high school graduation, a person can move in many directions. They can do continuing education at a community college; some of them have well-recognized culinary programs worth exploring. Alternatively, a person who might like to become a baker can go to culinary school, especially if the school has a bakery or pastry chef program. Such training, as long as it focuses primarily on cooking, would certainly make it easier to get jobs. Successful completion of a program can mean a certain amount of competency, although how the program is evaluated by the local baking community will influence the readiness with which employers hire program bakers.
An alternative route for a person wanting to become a baker is to start working as an apprentice in a bakery, either right after high school or later in life. Several years of work in the field can be excellent training. Ultimately, it can give people the experience they need to work as a master baker or run their own bakery.
Salary during training is usually low and many people do not earn more than minimum wage. This can make the choice of cooking or cooking school more attractive, but some cooking schools are expensive and leave people with a heavy burden for student loans. It should also be noted that the average salary of bakers is not very high. In high-end bakeries across the US, salary for bakers is in the high range of $30,000 (US$), although this is subject to increase or decrease. The median salary for bakers doesn’t come close to that and is usually around $21,000 a year; an increase/decrease can be expected with changing economic times.
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