The chart below gives information on the number of workers in different occupations who migrated to Australia between 2009 and 2012.

The bar chart illustrates the

number

of skilled

migrants

in various occupations who moved to Australia between 2009 and 2012.

Overall

, the data shows a trend of

decline

in skilled migration across all professions during

this

period. The

number

of skilled

migrants

across various professions in Australia has decreased from 2009 to 2012. Mental

workers

and Machinists had the most significant

decline

,

while

“Software and Telecommunications Engineers” and “Computer Professionals remained more steady. In 2009, there were more skilled

migrants

in all the listed professions compared to 2012.

In particular

, there were around 28,000 professionals in mental

workers

and machinists” in 2009,

whereas

this

number

dropped to nearly 17,000 in 2012.

Similarly

, “Cooks” saw a

decline

from 22,000 to 15,000

migrants

during the same period. The largest profession among skilled

migrants

throughout the four years was “Metal

workers

and Machinists”.

However

, it

also

witnessed the steepest

decline

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Telecommunications Engineers” and “Computer Professionals”

although

starting with a lower

number

of

migrants

compared to “Metal

workers

and Machinists”, remained relatively stable throughout the period.