The bar chart compares the number of migrants working in different occupations in Australia between 2009 and 2012.
Overall
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accountants
were the most common occupation among migrants during the period, Use synonyms
while
computer programmers consistently had the lowest share.
In 2009, the number of foreign employees working as Linking Words
accountants
was slightly higher than those employed in cooking, at approximately 20,000 and 17,000 , respectively. Software engineering Use synonyms
also
had a significant share, at around 19.000. Linking Words
In contrast
, the figure of computer programmers was the lowest, at about 3.000.
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It is clear that
all occupations experienced different fluctuations over the period. Linking Words
For example
, in 2010, the numbers of Linking Words
accountants
, software engineers and computer programmers saw a slight increase, at nearly 26,000, 20,000 and 4,000 in the same order. Use synonyms
However
, the share of abroad employees working as Linking Words
accountants
declined significantly to 22,000, Use synonyms
while
those employed in cooking and software engineering increased gradually, reaching 17,000 and 21,000 by 2011.Linking Words