NOC 63202: Bakers
What bakers do
Bakers prepare bread, rolls, muffins, pies, pastries, cakes and cookies in retail and wholesale bakeries and dining establishments. They are employed in bakeries, supermarkets, catering companies, hotels, restaurants, hospitals, and other institutions, or they may be self-employed. Bakers who are supervisors are included in this unit group. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Prepare dough for pies, bread, rolls and sweet goods, batters for muffins, cookies and cakes and icings and frostings according to recipes or special customer orders
- Bake mixed doughs and batters
- Frost and decorate cakes or other baked goods
- Ensure quality of products meets established standards
- Draw up production schedule to determine type and quantity of goods to produce
- Purchase baking supplies
- May oversee sales and merchandising of baked goods
- May hire, train and supervise baking personnel and kitchen staff.
Job titles under NOC 63202
36 job titles are classified here, including baker, baker apprentice, bakery supervisor.
- apprentice baker - retail
- bagel baker
- bagel maker
- baker
- baker - retail
- baker apprentice
- bakery bench hand
- bakery supervisor
- bakery supervisor - retail
- biscuit baker
- bread baker
- bread baker - retail
- cake and pastry decorator - retail
- cake baker - retail
- cake decorator
- cake decorator - retail
- cake icer
- chocolate maker
- donut baker
- donut maker
- French pastry baker - retail
- grocery store baker
- hand icer - bakery
- head baker
Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school is usually required.
- Completion of a three- or four-year apprenticeship program for bakers or completion of a college or other program for bakers or several years of commercial baking experience is usually required.
- On-the-job training may be provided.
- Trade certification is available, but voluntary, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, the Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
- Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified bakers upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.
Bakers wages in Canada
Low, median and high hourly wages from Job Bank’s 2025 wage data. Annual figures assume full-time work (1,950 hours a year).
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Canada | $15.00/hr | $17.50/hr | $24.81/hr |
Toronto ON | $17.60/hr | $19.21/hr | $25.63/hr |
Montréal QC | $16.10/hr | $18.50/hr | $23.00/hr |
Vancouver Lower Mainland region, BC | $17.85/hr | $20.20/hr | $27.40/hr |
Calgary AB | $15.96/hr | $19.41/hr | $26.28/hr |
Edmonton AB | $15.56/hr | $19.46/hr | $24.60/hr |
Ottawa ON | $17.60/hr | $17.60/hr | $20.00/hr |
Winnipeg MB | $16.00/hr | $18.00/hr | $26.00/hr |
Québec City Quebec region, QC | $16.10/hr | $17.80/hr | $24.12/hr |
Hamilton Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula region, ON | $17.60/hr | $17.80/hr | $20.50/hr |
Kitchener-Waterloo Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie region, ON | $17.60/hr | $17.60/hr | $20.50/hr |
London ON | $17.60/hr | $17.60/hr | $22.00/hr |
Halifax NS | $16.50/hr | $17.00/hr | $25.70/hr |
Victoria Vancouver Island and Coast region, BC | $17.85/hr | $18.00/hr | $30.00/hr |
Saskatoon Saskatoon–Biggar region, SK | $15.35/hr | $18.00/hr | $24.00/hr |
Regina Regina–Moose Mountain region, SK | $15.35/hr | $19.00/hr | $24.00/hr |
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | $16.00/hr | $16.00/hr | $19.27/hr |
Nova Scotia | $16.50/hr | $16.50/hr | $25.70/hr |
New Brunswick | $15.65/hr | $16.50/hr | $20.00/hr |
Quebec | $16.10/hr | $17.80/hr | $24.12/hr |
Ontario | $17.60/hr | $17.60/hr | $22.00/hr |
Manitoba | $16.00/hr | $16.50/hr | $23.00/hr |
Saskatchewan | $15.35/hr | $18.00/hr | $24.00/hr |
Alberta | $15.00/hr | $18.00/hr | $24.04/hr |
British Columbia | $17.85/hr | $20.00/hr | $27.85/hr |
Using NOC 63202 for your resume or Express Entry profile
- IRCC asks you to make sure the main duties listed for your NOC match what you actually did at your job. If they don’t, look for another unit group whose duties do.
- Describe your own work in your own words. Recruiters and ATS software look for concrete tools, results and scope, not text copied from the NOC.
- Applying from outside Canada? Run your resume through the Canadian resume format checker to catch things Canadian employers don’t expect, like a photo or date of birth.
- Use the job title the employer’s posting uses. The 36 titles above are how the same work is named across employers.
Not in this group
Similar jobs classified under a different NOC code:
- Bakery machine operator - food and beverage processing (NOC 94140)
- Pastry chef (NOC 62200)
Frequently asked questions
What is the NOC code for bakers?
Bakers are NOC 2021 unit group 63202. Example job titles in this group include baker, baker apprentice, bakery supervisor, bread baker.
What TEER is NOC 63202?
NOC 63202 is TEER 3 (College or apprenticeship (under 2 years)). Usually requires a college program or apprenticeship of less than 2 years, or more than six months of on-the-job training. TEER 0, 1, 2 and 3 work counts as skilled work experience for Express Entry’s Federal Skilled Worker and Canadian Experience Class programs.
How much do bakers earn in Canada?
Job Bank's 2025 wage data puts the median at $17.50/hr, about $34,000 a year full-time, with a range of $15.00/hr to $24.81/hr.
Related occupations
Sources: Statistics Canada, National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0; Employment and Social Development Canada, Job Bank wages (2025). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. OfferJetAI is not affiliated with the Government of Canada. Check IRCC’s NOC guidance before you apply.