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

The bar chart gives information about the

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of

workers

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in different occupations who migrated to Australia between 2009 and 2012.

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, the

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of computer programmers migrating was the lowest during the period,

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accountants had the highest

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of skilled

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. Starting with accountants,

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occupation consistently attracted the most

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. In 2009, there were around 20,000

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, which increased to 25,000 in 2010, marking the peak.

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, in 2011, the

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dropped back to 20,000 and remained the same in 2012. Regarding cooks, the

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of

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was 15,000 in 2009, but declined slightly in 2010. In 2011, there was a small increase compared to the first year.

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, by 2012, the

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fell again to 15,000, showing a fluctuating trend. For software engineers, the figures started between 15,000 and 20,000 in 2009, and rose to 20,000 in 2010, maintaining

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level in 2011.

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, in 2012, the

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decreased back to 15,000.

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, computer programmers had the lowest migration numbers in all years. In 2009, there were no skilled

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in

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occupation. In 2010 and 2011, the

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stayed almost the same, with very few

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. Only in 2012 was there a small increase to 5,000

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.