US EditionWalmart's army of bakery decorators take the cake when it comes to hourly store pay
- During May and June, Walmart employees will decorate over 1 million cakes amid the busy graduation season at its stores nationwide.
- Walmart cake decorators, a trained group of 6,200 employees, earn higher hourly wages due to the increased demand for decorated cakes during this period.
- Walmart’s cake decorating business offers affordable options like a $59 sheet cake serving 96 and a popular $24 bouquet cake with 12 decorated cupcakes arranged as flowers.
- A company spokesperson said cake decorators earn $19.25 per hour compared to $18.25 for other hourly workers, while decorators report wages up to $24.40 per hour.
- This cake business drives higher profit margins for Walmart and benefits from viral social media exposure, though it faces criticism for undercutting professional bakers.
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NBC ConnecticutWalmart’s cake decorators rank among the highest-paid hourly workers in stores
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At a Walmart store in New Jersey, a decorator was using edible ink to draw a SpongeBob design on a cake, while another was using buttercream to create a rose border and another employee was frosting a three-tiered cake.
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