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Skills that raise your pay

• Laminated dough

  Croissants and danish are the hardest thing in a bakery to hire for. Learn them properly and you will never be short of work.

• Cake decorating

  Wedding and custom cake work carries the highest prices on a retail bakery's menu.

• Natural leavening

  Sourdough bakeries pay for someone who can actually manage a starter through a hot July and a cold January.

• Allergen and gluten free production

  A growing and badly served part of the market, with its own separate equipment and rules.