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Bakers vs Chefs and Head Cooks

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Bakers and Chefs and Head Cooks on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Bakers Chefs and Head Cooks
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$36,650
$60,990
Employment · BLS OEWS
231,890
182,320
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
27th pct
51st pct

At a glance

Dimension Bakers Chefs and Head Cooks
Median pay $36,650 $60,990
Employment 231,890 182,320
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection About average (+5.6%) Growing fast (+7.1%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 39,900 24,400
Typical education · O*NET Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not. Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
AI exposure · published exposure studies Low · 27th pct Moderate · 51st pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 22nd pct · 17% of tasks 47th pct · 25% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index Augmentation-leaning (45.4%) Automation-leaning (38.9%)
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman No No

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Production and Processing, Customer and Personal Service, Near Vision, Food Production, Monitoring, English Language, Oral Comprehension, Oral Expression, Problem Sensitivity, Speech Recognition, Mathematics, Active Listening, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Active Learning, Coordination, Judgment and Decision Making, Time Management, Written Comprehension, Deductive Reasoning, Information Ordering, Category Flexibility, Selective Attention, Speech Clarity, Administration and Management, Reading Comprehension, Quality Control Analysis, Inductive Reasoning, Visualization, Social Perceptiveness, Fluency of Ideas.

Specific to Bakers

  • Visual Color Discrimination
  • Perceptual Speed
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness
  • Manual Dexterity
  • Finger Dexterity
  • Control Precision
  • Sales and Marketing
  • Operations Monitoring

Specific to Chefs and Head Cooks

  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Service Orientation
  • Personnel and Human Resources
  • Instructing
  • Education and Training
  • Originality
  • Learning Strategies
  • Complex Problem Solving

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Spreadsheet software , Office suite software , Presentation software , Word processing software , Time accounting software , Enterprise resource planning ERP software , Data base user interface and query software , Analytical or scientific software , Electronic mail software , Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software , Desktop publishing software .

Specific to Bakers

Specific to Chefs and Head Cooks

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Bakers or Chefs and Head Cooks — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Bakers vs Chefs and Head Cooks." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/bakers-vs-chefs-and-head-cooks

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Singulariki. (2026). Bakers vs Chefs and Head Cooks. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/bakers-vs-chefs-and-head-cooks

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