The graph illustrates the number of skilled workers in four distinct occupations migrating to Australia from 2009 to 2012. Overall, it is clear that accountants were the most popular profession among migrants, while computer programmers experienced the opposite trend. Additionally, it is noteworthy that both cooks and software engineers saw a downward trend, while the numbers for other professions fluctuated over the period.
In 2009, the number of accountants who migrated was ten times that of computer programmers—20,000 workers compared to 2,000 workers. Over the next three years, the number of migrating accountants peaked at 28,000 before gradually declining to 21,000 in 2012. In contrast, the number of computer programmers started at 2,000, doubled to 4,000, then slightly decreased back to 2,000, before reaching a high point of 5,000 employees by the end of the period.
Looking at other categories, the number of software engineers was slightly higher than that of cooks, with 19,000 compared to 17,000. Software engineers initially experienced an upward trend but gradually decreased to 17,000 by 2012. Meanwhile, cooks fluctuated between 15,000 and 18,000, finishing at 16,000 in 2012.