The bar chart compares the number of skilled workers in four different occupations who migrated to
Australia between 2009 and 2012. Figures are presented in thousands.
Overall
, it was Linking Words
accountants
who consistently accounted for the largest cohort of skilled
migrants throughout the period, Use synonyms
whereas
at no point did Linking Words
computer
programmers surpass the lowest position among the
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While
migration trends for most occupations – cook, software engineer, and Linking Words
computer
programmer –remained comparatively stable, the figures for Use synonyms
accountants
were marked by considerable fluctuations.
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accountants
and software engineers exhibited an initial rise, followed by a subsequent fall over the four-year span. Specifically, the number of Use synonyms
accountants
migrating to Australia climbed steeply from about 20,000 in 2009 to a peak of nearly 28,000 in 2010 – the highest point recorded across all categories – before undergoing a gradual decline, settling at just over 21,000 in 2012. Software engineers Use synonyms
also
showed a similar but less pronounced trajectory, increasing moderately from around 19,000 in 2009 to roughly 21,000 two years later, prior to slipping back to approximately 16,000 in the final year.
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By contrast
, the remaining two occupations - cooks and Linking Words
computer
programmers – exhibited greater stability than their counterparts. The number of cooks remained relatively stable, ranging
narrowly between 16,000 and 18,000 throughout the timeframe, with a Use synonyms
slip
dip in 2012.
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Computer
programmers, meanwhile, constantly registered the smallest inflows of migrants, starting
at just almost 2,000 in 2009 and rising tangibly to about 5,000 by 2012.Use synonyms