How to become a Baking Factory Worker

Operates machines and performs routine tasks to make, process, wrap and package bread, cakes and other baked products.

Main tasks

• Operates baking machines to mix and knead dough for bread, cakes and other baked products
• Monitors baking process, and adjusts temperature and timing as necessary
• Loads and removes baking trays and tins from ovens, and allows baked goods to cool
• Operates slicing machines to slice bread and other baked products
• Wraps and packages baked products for storage or sale
• Cleans and maintains baking equipment and work area
• Adheres to health and safety regulations and practices in the baking factory

Ways in

• TAFE and VET: Certificate III in High Volume Baking (FBP31121); Certificate IV in Baking (FBP40221); Certificate II in Baking (FBP20221); Certificate II in Food Processing (FBP20122); Certificate III in Baking (FBP30521); Certificate III in Bread Baking (FBP30421); Certificate III in Cake and Pastry (FBP30321); Certificate I in Baking (FBP10221)

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Typical full-time pay: $85,644 a year
• About 28,100 people work in this job group now, and about 28,900 are projected by 2035. (+2.8%)
• AI is more likely to help with parts of this job than to do it. Jobs and Skills Australia rates its automation exposure as low.

Related jobs

• Brewery Worker
• Coffee Roaster
• Confectionery Maker
• Dairy Products Factory Worker
• Fruit and Vegetable Factory Worker
• Grain Mill Worker

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Questions people ask

How do I become a Baking Factory Worker?

Ways in include: Certificate III in High Volume Baking; Certificate IV in Baking.

How much does a Baking Factory Worker earn in Australia?

Median full-time pay is $85,644 a year (Jobs and Skills Australia).

Is a Baking Factory Worker a growing career in Australia?

Yes. Employment is projected to grow 3% by 2035, from about 28,100 to about 28,900 people (Jobs and Skills Australia).

Do you need a degree to become a Baking Factory Worker?

Usually not. Only 19% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Ways in include: Certificate III in High Volume Baking; Certificate IV in Baking.

Will AI change the work of a Baking Factory Worker?

AI is more likely to help with parts of this job than to do it. Jobs and Skills Australia rates its automation exposure as low.

Sources

• Jobs and Skills Australia: Occupation data (ANZSCO), from ABS Labour Force and Census (February 2026), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
• Jobs and Skills Australia: Generative AI Capacity Study, interactive table data (September 2025), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
• Jobs and Skills Australia: Employment Projections (Victoria University) (May 2025 to May 2035), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
• Australian Taxation Office: Taxation Statistics, Individuals Table 15A (2023-24), CC BY 2.5 AU, retrieved 2026-10-04

Updated 2026-10-04