Walmart decorators take the cake
- On June 11, Walmart announced that among hourly roles outside of management, its cake decorators earn the most in U.S. stores.
- This status is due to Walmart's policy that cake decorator candidates must be adults and have a minimum of half a year’s experience working in fresh production, although having previous decorating experience is preferred but not mandatory.
- Walmart employs more than 6,000 cake decorators nationwide who collectively decorate over 150,000 cakes weekly across multiple states including Nevada and New York.
- Among hourly roles at Walmart stores nationwide, cake decorators rank as top earners, making roughly $19.25 each hour on average. One veteran, Melissa Fernandez from New Jersey, who has worked there for 11 years, earns about $24.40 per hour, particularly benefiting during the busy graduation season.
- These facts reflect Walmart’s continued prioritization of cake decorating roles due to steady demand and higher profit margins compared to other product areas.
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NEW YORK — Inside a Walmart store in New Jersey, a worker puts the finishing touches on a cake with an edible ink Sponge Bob on top. A colleague creates a buttercream rosette border for a different cake, while another…

Walmart decorators take the cake
NEW YORK — Inside a Walmart store in New Jersey, a worker puts the finishing touches on a cake with an edible ink Sponge Bob on top. A colleague creates a buttercream rosette border for a different cake, while another…
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