ISCO 08 Code:  7512      Bakers, pastry-cooks and confectionery makers

Lead Statement
Bakers, pastry-cooks and confectionery makers make various kinds of bread, cakes, and other flour products, as well as handmade chocolate and sugar confectionery.

Task statement
Tasks include:

• making bread, cakes, biscuits, pastries, pies and other flour products;
• making handmade confectionery from mixtures of sugar, chocolate and other ingredients using hand tools and some machines;
• combining measured ingredients in bowls of mixing, blending, or cooking machinery;
• checking the quality of raw materials to ensure that standards and specifications are met;
• applying glazes, icings, or other toppings to baked goods, using spatulas or brushes;
• checking the cleanliness of equipment and operation of premises before production runs to ensure compliance with occupational health and safety regulations;
• monitoring oven temperatures and product appearance to determine baking times;
• coordinating the forming, loading, baking, unloading, de-panning and cooling of batches of  bread, rolls, pastry and confectionary products.

Included occupations
Examples of the occupations classified here:

• Baker
• Confectioner
• Chocolate maker
• Pastry-cook

Excluded occupations
Some related occupations classified elsewhere:

• Cook - 512
• Bakery products machine operator - 816
• Bread production machine operator- 816
• Chocolate production machine operator- 816

Notes
ISCO 88 Code(s) 7412
(NCvB;  Mei 2010)