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OSCA 322431Updated 2026-01-29
Pastrycook
National shortage level: Medium
ANZSCO 351112OSCA 322431
Snapshot
Median pay: AUD 60k
Weekly earnings: AUD 1150
Salary range: AUD 54k-AUD 66k
Job ads trend: Not listed
Time to hire: Varies
Visa pathways: Check eligibility
State distribution
32.3%
NSW
32%
VIC
15.6%
QLD
Education mix
37.4%
certificate iii/ iv
17%
advanced diploma/ diploma
15.7%
bachelor degree
Role overview
Pastrycooks prepare and bake buns, cakes, biscuits and pastry goods.
What you 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.
Core skills
Credentials & pathway
- Recommended level: certificate iii/ iv (37.4%)
Recent job ads
No ads listed yet.
Tasks
- • Checks quality of raw materials and weighs ingredients.
- • Checks the cleanliness of equipment and operating site to ensure compliance with health and safety regulation.
- • Co-ordinates the forming, loading, baking, unloading, de-panning and cooling of batches of breads, rolls and pastry products.
Earnings
Weekly median: AUD 1150
Annual median: AUD 60k
Range: AUD 54k-AUD 66k