As of 2021 there were 29,980 people employed as Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders within the United States.
This represents around 0.02% of the employed workforce across the country.
Put another way, around 1 in 4 thousand people are employed as Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders.