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Pastrycook

ANZSCO 351112

Employed

6,800

Part-time share

44%

Female share

63%

Median age

36 yrs

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.

Salary and some workforce figures are suppressed for this occupation because Jobs and Skills Australia / the ABS do not publish estimates for small populations (typically fewer than 50 employed people) or because the figures have been perturbed for privacy. They are shown as unavailable rather than zero.

About this career

Pastrycooks prepare and bake buns, cakes, biscuits and pastry goods.

What they typically do

  • Checks the cleanliness of equipment and operating site to ensure compliance with health and safety regulation.
  • Checks quality of raw materials and weighs ingredients.
  • Implements appropriate baking techniques.
  • Prepares pastry fillings.
  • Monitors oven temperature and products appearance.
  • Co-ordinates the forming, loading, baking, unloading, de-panning and cooling of batches of breads, rolls and pastry products.
  • Glazes buns and pastries, and decorating cakes with cream and icing.
  • Operating machines which roll and mould dough and cut biscuits.
  • Empties, cleans and greases baking trays, tins and other cooking equipment.

States and territories

Share of workers by location

NSW
32.3%
VIC
32%
QLD
15.6%
WA
10.8%
SA
5.5%
TAS
1.6%
ACT
1.5%
NT
0.5%

Qualification pathways

These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a Pastrycook.