Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011

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)
149,910 1.6 % $12.10 $25,160 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $8.21 $9.16 $11.18 $14.21 $17.82
Annual Wage (2) $17,070 $19,060 $23,250 $29,560 $37,070


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 47,150 16.70 $12.57 $26,150
Grocery Stores 41,520 1.68 $12.22 $25,420
Limited-Service Eating Places 20,190 0.49 $10.74 $22,340
Other General Merchandise Stores 15,770 1.03 $11.93 $24,810
Full-Service Restaurants 5,810 0.13 $11.59 $24,100

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 47,150 16.70 $12.57 $26,150
Specialty Food Stores 3,920 1.81 $11.66 $24,260
Grocery Stores 41,520 1.68 $12.22 $25,420
Other General Merchandise Stores 15,770 1.03 $11.93 $24,810
Special Food Services 2,880 0.50 $12.71 $26,430

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 30 (7) $22.37 $46,530
Elementary and Secondary Schools 380 (7) $16.35 $34,000
State Government (OES Designation) 50 (7) $16.07 $33,430
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 390 0.01 $14.96 $31,110
Management of Companies and Enterprises 310 0.02 $14.72 $30,630


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 19,320 1.38 1.18 $12.70 $26,410
Texas 11,480 1.11 0.95 $10.56 $21,970
Florida 9,820 1.37 1.18 $11.53 $23,980
New York 9,580 1.14 0.97 $12.67 $26,360
Pennsylvania 9,570 1.73 1.48 $12.69 $26,400




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)
Vermont 680 2.36 2.02 $12.60 $26,200
Montana 970 2.28 1.95 $11.09 $23,060
Hawaii 1,260 2.19 1.87 $15.45 $32,140
Nevada 2,070 1.86 1.59 $13.26 $27,580
Pennsylvania 9,570 1.73 1.48 $12.69 $26,400




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii 1,260 2.19 1.87 $15.45 $32,140
District of Columbia 140 0.22 0.19 $15.01 $31,220
Alaska 310 1.00 0.86 $14.97 $31,130
Massachusetts 3,700 1.17 1.00 $14.33 $29,810
Connecticut 1,420 0.88 0.75 $13.81 $28,720





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)
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 6,190 1.22 1.05 $12.49 $25,970
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 6,080 1.59 1.36 $12.65 $26,320
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division 5,180 1.45 1.24 $13.06 $27,170
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 3,490 1.37 1.17 $10.17 $21,140
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 3,130 1.72 1.47 $14.53 $30,210
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 2,530 1.24 1.06 $11.50 $23,920
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 2,270 1.02 0.87 $11.73 $24,410
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 2,060 1.23 1.05 $14.57 $30,320
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ 1,950 1.15 0.98 $12.00 $24,960
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 1,860 0.80 0.69 $14.06 $29,240




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL 670 3.59 3.07 $11.68 $24,290
Danville, IL 90 3.39 2.90 $9.71 $20,200
Pocatello, ID 100 2.91 2.49 $9.15 $19,040
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 280 2.61 2.23 $9.87 $20,530
Williamsport, PA 130 2.52 2.15 $11.76 $24,460
Canton-Massillon, OH 400 2.52 2.16 $11.86 $24,680
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI 140 2.50 2.14 $11.00 $22,890
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 340 2.48 2.12 $13.14 $27,320
Goldsboro, NC 100 2.43 2.08 $11.70 $24,340
York-Hanover, PA 420 2.41 2.06 $12.56 $26,120




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Winchester, VA-WV (8) (8) (8) $17.95 $37,330
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division 60 0.50 0.43 $17.58 $36,560
Framingham, MA NECTA Division 80 0.51 0.44 $16.44 $34,190
St. Cloud, MN 200 2.07 1.77 $15.74 $32,750
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division 180 2.35 2.01 $15.73 $32,730
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 1,000 0.83 0.71 $15.50 $32,230
Barnstable Town, MA 30 0.35 0.30 $15.33 $31,880
Anchorage, AK 180 1.10 0.94 $15.27 $31,770
Honolulu, HI 930 2.18 1.87 $15.12 $31,460
Edison-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division 870 0.91 0.78 $15.11 $31,420

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area 510 1.91 1.64 $10.95 $22,770
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 450 2.35 2.02 $11.07 $23,020
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 410 1.75 1.50 $11.88 $24,710
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 380 1.72 1.47 $12.69 $26,400
Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area 340 2.89 2.47 $11.74 $24,420

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area 340 2.89 2.47 $11.74 $24,420
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 280 2.76 2.36 $12.51 $26,020
Northern Utah nonmetropolitan area 50 2.67 2.28 $11.85 $24,640
Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 160 2.39 2.04 $10.26 $21,330
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 170 2.39 2.05 $11.53 $23,980

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii / Maui / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 330 2.20 1.88 $16.37 $34,040
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 180 1.05 0.90 $15.38 $32,000
Railbelt / Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area 30 0.47 0.40 $15.34 $31,910
Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $14.97 $31,140
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 80 1.30 1.12 $14.37 $29,880


About May 2011 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2011 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

List of Occupations in SOC Code Number Order

List of Occupations in Alphabetical Order

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Last Modified Date: March 27, 2012