Pastrycook
- Classification
- Occupation
- Skill level
- 3
- Major group
- Technicians and Trades Workers
Classification
- Major group
- 3Technicians and Trades Workers
- Sub-major group
- 32Chefs and Food Trades Workers
- Minor group
- 322Food Trades Workers
- Unit group
- 3224Pastrycooks
Description
Prepares and bakes buns, cakes, pastries and desserts in a kitchen.
Specialisations
- Cake Decorator
Unit group
3224 · PastrycooksDescription
Prepare and bake buns, cakes, pastries and desserts in kitchens.
Skill level
Australia
3
Occupation skill level 3
Tasks
Tasks include
- Weighs and measures ingredients according to recipes
- Makes, mixes, kneads, shapes and moulds dough for various pastries and desserts
- Prepares pastry fillings
- Bakes buns, cakes, pastries and desserts, monitoring oven temperatures and product appearance
- Decorates and finishes pastries, cakes and desserts with icing, glaze or other toppings
- Orders and maintains inventory of pastry supplies and ingredients
- Maintains the cleanliness of equipment and operation of a kitchen to ensure compliance with work health and safety regulations
- Collaborates with other kitchen staff to coordinate pastry production
- May package finished pastries for sale
Occupations in this unit group
Sources
- www.abs.gov.au/statistics/classifications/osca-occupation-standard-classification-australia/2024-version-1-0/browse-classification/3/32/322/3224
- www.abs.gov.au/statistics/classifications/osca-occupation-standard-classification-australia/2024-version-1-0/data-downloads/OSCA%20Category%20Descriptions.xlsx
The supplied migration lists use ANZSCO codes, not OSCA codes.