Amy Sinclair

Career Comparison Chart

Category Career 1
Hotel Management
Career 2
Baking


Job Description
-Responsible for everyday
management of the hotel and
its staff
-plan, organize, and direct all
services
-attend meetings for projects

-in charge of making anything
from breads, rolls, pastries,
and other baked goods
-most work is in the morning
-can work in local bakery or
for companies
-plan menus



Core Tasks
-promoting and marketing the
business
-greeting customers and
provide a friendly
environment
-make sure events run
smoothly

-weighing, measuring, and
mixing ingredients
-using a giant oven
-decorating
-cooling, packaging, and
delivering products

Hours Worked Daily
-must be available 24 hours a
day
-normal shifts are 8 hours per
day.
-flexible hours
-starts around 5a.m.and ends
at 7p.m but smaller bakeries
close earlier
Most open around 9a.m


Skills/Abilities Required
-good communication skills
-accounting skills
-leadership skills
-customer service skills

-hand eye coordination
-teamwork
-ability to keep a sanitized
area
-be organized
-Be creative and make new
recipes


Education Program
Required Years
Two Schools and Their Costs
-associates degree may be
needed for lower end hotels
-IUP is around $22,000 and
Penn State are around $32,000
-taking a computer training
class will be helpful
-Internships and firsthand
experience are needed
-computer training is needed

-apprentices study nutrition,
basic baking, sanitization
skills, and decorating
-work experience is needed
-normally you start as an
assistant and move on up
-IUP is around $22,000 and
The Art Institute of
Philadelphia is around
$18,000
-must have 1-8 years of
experience depending on the
level of certification desired

Amy Sinclair

Continuing Education
(Yes or No)
If yes, what is required?
- many are hired with a
bachelors degree in hotel or
hospitality management
-have an option to get a
certificate through the Retail
Bakers of America
-1-8 years of experience
depending on the certificate


Work Environment
-managers can be on call
anytime of the day or night
-need to be detail-oriented and
strive to better the hotel
because of other competition
-mainly working at night
-work around a lot of
machinery like mixers, ovens
and conveyer belts.
-room will be very hot and
humid
-conditions vary from cafes to
supermarkets

Potential Earnings
-jobs are abundant and range
in salaries
-front desk makes an average
of $40,000 per year
-a general manager will make
around $95,000 per year
-can range from $15,000-
$35,000 depending on
different factors
-depends on the industry, your
skill and education and the
location
-the average is $22,000 per
year

Prospects
Good or Bad
Where would you have to go?
-Strong competition
-expects industry to grow 8%
from 2010-2020
-casinos and resorts have more
job openings
-chain hotels are cutting back
to save on expenses
-rapidly growing field
-increasing competition
-job opportunities will
increase by 15% in the next
decade