I don't think they were talking about welders, but welding machine operators. https://job-descriptions.careerplanner.com/Welding-Machine-Operators-and-Tenders.

I don't think they were talking about welders, but welding machine operators. https://job-descriptions.careerplanner.com/Welding-Machine-Operators-and-Tenders.cfm https://job-descriptions.careerplanner.com/Welding-Machine-O... From this job description it seems like a job that is very easily automated, as you're not doing anything interesting, just feeding the machine and making small adjustments.