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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
51-3011 Bakers
Mix and bake ingredients to produce breads, rolls, cookies, cakes, pies, pastries, or other baked goods. Pastry chefs in restaurants and hotels are included with "Chefs and Head Cooks" (35-1011).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 180,450 |
1.5 % |
$13.04 |
$27,110 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$8.96 |
$10.09 |
$12.06 |
$14.96 |
$18.78 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$18,640 |
$20,980 |
$25,090 |
$31,110 |
$39,050 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing |
52,140 |
17.15 |
$13.06 |
$27,160 |
| Grocery Stores |
44,260 |
1.64 |
$12.73 |
$26,480 |
| Restaurants and Other Eating Places |
37,090 |
0.36 |
$12.63 |
$26,280 |
| Other General Merchandise Stores |
20,130 |
1.06 |
$13.37 |
$27,800 |
| Specialty Food Stores |
6,410 |
2.78 |
$12.55 |
$26,100 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing |
52,140 |
17.15 |
$13.06 |
$27,160 |
| Specialty Food Stores |
6,410 |
2.78 |
$12.55 |
$26,100 |
| Grocery Stores |
44,260 |
1.64 |
$12.73 |
$26,480 |
| Other General Merchandise Stores |
20,130 |
1.06 |
$13.37 |
$27,800 |
| Special Food Services |
4,120 |
0.60 |
$13.29 |
$27,650 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
30,330 |
1.90 |
1.48 |
$13.66 |
$28,410 |
| Texas |
13,050 |
1.11 |
0.86 |
$12.11 |
$25,200 |
| Florida |
12,340 |
1.50 |
1.17 |
$12.58 |
$26,170 |
| New York |
10,180 |
1.12 |
0.87 |
$13.21 |
$27,470 |
| Pennsylvania |
9,220 |
1.60 |
1.25 |
$13.01 |
$27,050 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Hawaii |
1,420 |
2.25 |
1.75 |
$16.64 |
$34,620 |
| Vermont |
680 |
2.22 |
1.73 |
$13.78 |
$28,670 |
| Maine |
1,220 |
2.04 |
1.59 |
$12.51 |
$26,020 |
| California |
30,330 |
1.90 |
1.48 |
$13.66 |
$28,410 |
| Montana |
800 |
1.77 |
1.38 |
$12.63 |
$26,270 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alaska |
230 |
0.72 |
0.56 |
$16.70 |
$34,730 |
| Hawaii |
1,420 |
2.25 |
1.75 |
$16.64 |
$34,620 |
| Rhode Island |
690 |
1.45 |
1.13 |
$16.49 |
$34,310 |
| Nevada |
2,110 |
1.66 |
1.29 |
$15.97 |
$33,220 |
| District of Columbia |
290 |
0.42 |
0.32 |
$15.62 |
$32,500 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
10,170 |
2.41 |
1.87 |
$13.14 |
$27,330 |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
8,070 |
1.22 |
0.95 |
$13.57 |
$28,220 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
5,020 |
1.38 |
1.07 |
$13.03 |
$27,110 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
3,210 |
1.26 |
0.98 |
$11.71 |
$24,370 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
3,200 |
2.30 |
1.79 |
$13.48 |
$28,030 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
3,100 |
1.28 |
0.99 |
$12.30 |
$25,590 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division |
2,780 |
1.75 |
1.36 |
$14.61 |
$30,380 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
2,750 |
0.94 |
0.73 |
$12.92 |
$26,870 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division |
2,640 |
1.69 |
1.31 |
$12.96 |
$26,960 |
| Oakland-Hayward-Berkeley, CA Metropolitan Division |
2,460 |
2.27 |
1.76 |
$13.90 |
$28,920 |
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United States Department of Labor
