Bakers prepare and bake bread, rolls, muffins, biscuits, cakes, pies, cookies, and puddings to recipe by measuring and mixing ingredients, shaping and molding dough into desired shapes, and placing pans of dough in ovens.
Training ranges from a few days on the job to several years of study.
There were approximately 3,580 Bakers employed in Alabama in 1996. Most Bakers work for manufacturing firms which mass-produce bread and bakery items. Some work for or own corner bakery shops, while others work in multi-unit operations that prepare products for their own outlets. Some work for grocery chains. An average of 275 openings occurs annually.