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Skills that open more work
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 need someone who can actually manage a starter through a hot July and a cold January.
Baking without gluten or common allergens
A growing and badly served part of the market, with its own separate equipment and rules.