[05/11/2016]

Australia has been an attractive destination for skilled South African workers. Recent data shows Sydney has been the first destination choice for skilled migrants from South Africa. Accountants, Software and applications programmers, Advertising and marketing professionals have been at the top of the list of professionals who move to Australia from South Africa.

Occupations	No. of emigrants (2014–15)
	457 visa	189, 189, 489 visas
Accountants Accountant (General) Management Accountant Taxation Accountant	45	112
Software and applications programmers Analyst Programmer Developer Programmer Software Engineer Software Tester Software and Applications Programmers nec	26	34
Advertising and marketing professionals Advertising Specialist Market Research Analyst Marketing Specialist	31
Auditors, company secretaries and corporate treasurers Industrial Engineer Mechanical Engineer Production or Plant Engineer		21
ICT business and systems analysts ICT Business Analyst Systems Analyst	26	17
Industrial, mechanical and production engineers Company Secretary Corporate Treasurer External Auditor Internal Auditor		17
Secondary school teachers Secondary School Teacher		16
Electricians Electrician (General) Electrician (Special Class) Lift Mechanic		15
Other engineering professionals Aeronautical Engineer Agricultural Engineer Biomedical Engineer Engineering Technologist Environmental Engineer Naval Architect (Aus) \ Marine Designer (NZ) Engineering Professionals nec		12
Computer network professionals Computer Network and Systems Engineer Network Administrator Network Analyst		10
Advertising, public relations and sales managers Sales and Marketing Manager Advertising Manager Public Relations Manager	23
Management and organisation analysts Conference and Event Organiser	22
General practitioners and resident medical officers General Practitioner Resident Medical Officer	18

source: DIBP