The bar chart below presents data on the number of workers in various occupations who migrated to Australia from 2009 to 2012. Overall, the most sought-after occupation in Australia during this period was that of accountants, which experienced a slight increase in numbers. Conversely, the number of workers in the cooking and software engineering occupations remained relatively stable, with software engineers representing the highest number of workers among the three. Notably, the numbers for computer programmers were much lower.
Examining the chart in greater detail, the number of workers in the accountant occupation who migrated to Australia was 20,000 in 2009. This figure peaked at 29,000, establishing it as the dominant category, despite a subsequent downward trend. As for software engineers, the initial count was 19,000 in the first year. This number steadily increased until 2011, reaching a high of 21,000, before experiencing a significant drop to 17,000 by the end of the period.
In terms of other occupations, the number of skilled migrants in the cooking profession stabilized at around 16,000 from 2009 to 2012. Similarly, the number of computer programmers displayed a comparable trend, fluctuating between 2,000 and 5,000 during the same timeframe.