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November 3, 2010 Australia – The permanent skilled immigration visa programs for 2009-10 was topped by three occupations and these are Accountants, IT workers, and nurses.

Report on Migration Program 2009-10 stated that more than 60 percent of skilled immigrants applied in categories that were initially targeted by the government to respond to the country’s skills shortages. This record is a 12 percent increase as compared to the previous year.

From the 168,623 people who were granted Australian residency, a total of 107,868 were said to be skilled immigrants which was 64 percent of the total under the migration program.

Within the permanent skilled visa categories, a total of 6,734 were accountants, making it to the top of the list of occupations applied for by skilled workers. Coming in at the second place are the computing professionals with a total of 5,370 while nurses came in third with a total of 3,960.

For the top three countries of citizenship wherein permanent skilled visas were granted were the United Kingdom with 18,487, India with 18,042, and China with 14,505 citizens were granted.

The economic slowdown that the country experienced a few years ago pushed them to reduce the level of skilled immigration into the country. Nonetheless, Australia still relied heavily on foreign skilled workers as a response to their shortage in the labor markets.

Records state that there is a continuous rise in the proportion of overseas workers which were sponsored by the Australian employers, making up a 38 percent of the 2009-10 skilled immigration intakes.

Immigration Minister Chris Bowen stated that the said outcome is consistent with the government’s drive to supply professionals where there is a high-demand for employer-sponsored workers. He further stated that the said program was able to meet the objectives of the government to sharpen the focus on skilled migration and answering the needs of Australia’s industries and employers.

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