Baker vs Machine Operator
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Pay
Baker
$40,600 typical, a year
Most Bakers earn $35,400 to $48,900 a year.
From 637 postings that list pay
4,101 open jobs now
Machine Operator
$45,800 typical, a year
Most Machine Operators earn $41,600 to $52,000 a year.
From 2,667 postings that list pay
13,361 open jobs now
Machine Operators typically earn about $5,200 more a year than Bakers.
What each one does
Baker
- Decorate cakes, pastries, cupcakes, cookies and other bakery items.
- Prepare, bake, and fry all department products according to recipes.
- Check product quality to ensure freshness and review sell by dates.
- Label, stock, sign, and inventory department merchandise.
- Maintain a clean, organized, and sanitary work area.
- Follow food safety and handling standards and practices.
Summed up from 30 job postings
Machine Operator
- Operate and monitor production equipment to ensure it runs properly.
- Perform quality checks on products and record the results.
- Follow safety rules and keep the work area clean.
- Set up machines and change settings for different jobs.
- Load and unload materials during the production process.
- Report problems with equipment or products to supervisors.
Summed up from 30 job postings
Skills employers ask for
Baker
Asked for in both
- High School Diploma 1 in 10 postings
More common in Baker postings
- Baking 4 in 10 postings
- Food Safety 3 in 10 postings
- Customer Service 2 in 10 postings
- Safety and Sanitation 1 in 10 postings
- Labeling 1 in 10 postings
- Pastry Arts 1 in 10 postings
- Driver's License 1 in 10 postings
- ServSafe Certification 1 in 15 postings
- Stocking 1 in 15 postings
Machine Operator
Asked for in both
- High School Diploma 4 in 10 postings
More common in Machine Operator postings
- Production Operations 1 in 10 postings
- Manufacturing 1 in 10 postings
- Calipers 1 in 10 postings
- PPE Usage 1 in 10 postings
- Blueprint Reading 1 in 10 postings
- Production Equipment 1 in 10 postings
- Forklift Operation 1 in 10 postings
- Quality Control 1 in 10 postings
- Quality Standards 1 in 15 postings
Out of each role's current postings.
Open jobs
Baker
Machine Operator
Machine Operator (C) - 1st Shift
Barnes GroupPay not stated West Chester, OH OnsiteCalipersPrecision MeasuringCNC MachiningMicrometerGrinding- Pay not stated Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States of AmericaCNC MachiningCapacitorsSwitchgear
- Pay not stated Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States of AmericaCapacitorsSwitchgear
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