Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
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 Bakers
Industry profile for Bakers
Geographic profile for Bakers
National estimates for Bakers:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Bakers:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 168,890 |
1.9 % |
$ 14.93 |
$ 31,060 |
0.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Bakers:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 10.13 |
$ 11.93 |
$ 14.13 |
$ 17.31 |
$ 20.82 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 21,070 |
$ 24,810 |
$ 29,400 |
$ 36,000 |
$ 43,310 |
Industry profile for Bakers:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Bakers are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Bakers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Bakers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing |
55,710 |
19.04 |
$ 15.25 |
$ 31,720 |
| Food and Beverage Stores (4451 and 4452 only) |
53,410 |
1.84 |
$ 14.96 |
$ 31,120 |
| Restaurants and Other Eating Places |
34,430 |
0.38 |
$ 13.84 |
$ 28,780 |
| Special Food Services |
2,690 |
0.48 |
$ 15.28 |
$ 31,790 |
| Traveler Accommodation |
2,320 |
0.15 |
$ 17.44 |
$ 36,270 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Bakers:
Top paying industries for Bakers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 19.47 |
$ 40,500 |
| Facilities Support Services |
30 |
0.02 |
$ 17.82 |
$ 37,070 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
410 |
0.01 |
$ 17.82 |
$ 37,070 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4241, 4247, and 4249 only) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 17.69 |
$ 36,800 |
| Traveler Accommodation |
2,320 |
0.15 |
$ 17.44 |
$ 36,270 |
Geographic profile for Bakers:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Bakers are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Bakers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Bakers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
20,490 |
1.25 |
1.03 |
$ 16.79 |
$ 34,920 |
| Texas |
15,220 |
1.26 |
1.04 |
$ 13.04 |
$ 27,110 |
| Illinois |
11,210 |
1.99 |
1.64 |
$ 14.18 |
$ 29,500 |
| New York |
10,310 |
1.19 |
0.98 |
$ 16.48 |
$ 34,270 |
| Florida |
9,440 |
1.12 |
0.92 |
$ 14.50 |
$ 30,160 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Bakers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Hawaii |
1,530 |
2.67 |
2.20 |
$ 18.24 |
$ 37,930 |
| Rhode Island |
1,140 |
2.57 |
2.12 |
$ 16.72 |
$ 34,780 |
| Utah |
3,800 |
2.55 |
2.10 |
$ 14.30 |
$ 29,750 |
| Vermont |
630 |
2.24 |
1.84 |
$ 17.74 |
$ 36,900 |
| Illinois |
11,210 |
1.99 |
1.64 |
$ 14.18 |
$ 29,500 |
Top paying states for Bakers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| District of Columbia |
620 |
0.91 |
0.75 |
$ 18.23 |
$ 37,930 |
| Hawaii |
1,530 |
2.67 |
2.20 |
$ 18.24 |
$ 37,930 |
| Wyoming |
160 |
0.61 |
0.50 |
$ 18.03 |
$ 37,500 |
| Vermont |
630 |
2.24 |
1.84 |
$ 17.74 |
$ 36,900 |
| Massachusetts |
4,130 |
1.23 |
1.01 |
$ 17.66 |
$ 36,740 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Bakers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
9,930 |
1.12 |
0.93 |
$ 16.84 |
$ 35,020 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
9,410 |
2.16 |
1.78 |
$ 14.41 |
$ 29,970 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
6,900 |
1.18 |
0.98 |
$ 15.57 |
$ 32,380 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
5,360 |
1.49 |
1.23 |
$ 13.17 |
$ 27,400 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
4,130 |
1.53 |
1.26 |
$ 13.87 |
$ 28,850 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
3,720 |
1.25 |
1.03 |
$ 12.55 |
$ 26,110 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
3,440 |
1.47 |
1.21 |
$ 18.58 |
$ 38,640 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
3,060 |
1.18 |
0.97 |
$ 17.87 |
$ 37,170 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
3,050 |
1.16 |
0.96 |
$ 14.04 |
$ 29,190 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
3,020 |
1.20 |
0.99 |
$ 14.82 |
$ 30,820 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Bakers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Danbury, CT |
360 |
5.03 |
4.14 |
$ 15.12 |
$ 31,450 |
| Ocean City, NJ |
130 |
3.61 |
2.98 |
$ 17.55 |
$ 36,510 |
| St. Cloud, MN |
360 |
3.57 |
2.94 |
$ 15.15 |
$ 31,500 |
| Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI |
240 |
3.56 |
2.93 |
$ 20.62 |
$ 42,890 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT |
370 |
3.29 |
2.71 |
$ 19.33 |
$ 40,200 |
| Missoula, MT |
180 |
3.06 |
2.52 |
$ 13.29 |
$ 27,630 |
| Niles-Benton Harbor, MI |
160 |
2.99 |
2.47 |
$ 12.46 |
$ 25,910 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME |
140 |
2.97 |
2.45 |
$ 14.67 |
$ 30,520 |
| Waco, TX |
330 |
2.83 |
2.33 |
$ 13.07 |
$ 27,190 |
| Bend-Redmond, OR |
220 |
2.80 |
2.31 |
$ 17.10 |
$ 35,570 |
United States Department of Labor
