Combine measured ingredients in bowls of mixing, blending, or cooking machinery.

“Combine measured ingredients in bowls of mixing, blending, or cooking machinery.” is a core task performed by Bakers. Among the occupation's 18 rated tasks, workers place it 16th by importance (#3 most important). About 79% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Load products, materials, or equipment for transportation or further processing. in Performing General Physical Activities

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E0. No direct exposure — current language models give little or no time savings on this task.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.00. Automation potential label: T0.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Check products for quality, and identify damaged or expired goods. · importance 4.7
• Set oven temperatures, and place items into hot ovens for baking. · importance 4.7
• Place dough in pans, molds, or on sheets, and bake in production ovens or on grills. · importance 4.5
• Set time and speed controls for mixing machines, blending machines, or steam kettles so that ingredients will be mixed or cooked according to instructions. · importance 4.5
• Measure or weigh flour or other ingredients to prepare batters, doughs, fillings, or icings, using scales or graduated containers. · importance 4.5
• Observe color of products being baked, and adjust oven temperatures, humidity, or conveyor speeds accordingly. · importance 4.5
• Check the quality of raw materials to ensure that standards and specifications are met. · importance 4.5
• Check equipment to ensure that it meets health and safety regulations, and perform maintenance or cleaning, as necessary. · importance 4.4
• Adapt the quantity of ingredients to match the amount of items to be baked. · importance 4.4
• Apply glazes, icings, or other toppings to baked goods, using spatulas or brushes. · importance 4.2
• Decorate baked goods, such as cakes or pastries. · importance 4.2
• Operate slicing or wrapping machines. · importance 4.2
• Roll, knead, cut, or shape dough to form sweet rolls, pie crusts, tarts, cookies, or other products. · importance 4.2
• Direct or coordinate bakery deliveries. · importance 4.1

See all tasks on the Bakers page.

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.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

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

@misc{singulariki-task-11917,
  title  = {Combine measured ingredients in bowls of mixing, blending, or cooking machinery.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/tasks/task-11917}
}