Production
Bakers
SOC 51-3011
Bake breads, pastries, and desserts, usually starting before dawn.
Median pay
$37k
$33k to $44k typical range
Outlook
Growing fast
40k openings / yr
Education
No formal credential
AI displacement risk
Low
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person · our model, not a benchmark
Works with AI
10/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
20th pct
More exposed than 20% of occupations · modeled estimate · 30th pct in Microsoft's data
Key skills
- Monitoring
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Active Learning
- Reading Comprehension
Where this ranks
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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.