[14/10/2016]

Australia has been an attractive destination for skilled Chinese workers. Recent data shows Victoria has been the first destination choice for skilled migrants from China between 2014 and 2015. Accountants, Software and applications programmers and Registered nurses are at the top of the list of professionals who move to Australia from China.

Occupations	No. of emigrants (2014–15)
	457 visa	189, 189, 489 visas
Advertising and marketing professionals Advertising Specialist Market Research Analyst Marketing Specialist	288
Accountants Accountant (General) Management Accountant Taxation Accountant	248	2,338
Cafe and restaurant managers Cafe or Restaurant Manager	245
University lecturers and tutors University Lecturer University Tutor	245
Advertising, public relations and sales managers Sales and Marketing Manager Advertising Manager Public Relations Manager	168
Cooks Cook	112
General managers Corporate General Manager	110
Software and applications programmers Analyst Programmer Developer Programmer Software Engineer Software Tester Software and Applications Programmers nec	104	473
Massage therapists Massage Therapist	93
Registered nurses Nurse Practitioner Registered Nurse (Aged Care) Registered Nurse (Child and Family Health) Registered Nurse (Community Health) Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency) Registered Nurse (Developmental Disability) Registered Nurse (Disability and Rehabilitation) Registered Nurse (Medical) Registered Nurse (Medical Practice) Registered Nurse (Mental Health) Registered Nurse (Perioperative) Registered Nurse (Surgical) Registered Nurse (Paediatrics) Registered Nurses nec		378
Civil engineering professionals Civil Engineer Geotechnical Engineer Quantity Surveyor Structural Engineer Transport Engineer		194
Industrial, mechanical and production engineers Company Secretary Corporate Treasurer External Auditor Internal Auditor		173
Auditors, company secretaries and corporate treasurers Industrial Engineer Mechanical Engineer Production or Plant Engineer		173
Other engineering professionals Aeronautical Engineer Agricultural Engineer Biomedical Engineer Engineering Technologist Environmental Engineer Naval Architect (Aus) \ Marine Designer (NZ) Engineering Professionals nec		126
ICT business and systems analysts ICT Business Analyst Systems Analyst		124
Electronics engineers Electronics Engineer		119
Computer network professionals Computer Network and Systems Engineer Network Administrator Network Analyst		104

source: DIBP