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Data . SkillSelect rounds

Where your occupation sits in the queue

Real Home Affairs invitation round data. The minimum points needed to receive an invitation for the Subclass 189 visa, by occupation.

Subclass 189Subclass 190Subclass 491

Latest round

4 June 2026

Subclass 189

Final 189 round of FY 2025-26. End-of-year rounds are historically among the largest.

Cut-off distribution

65–75 pts

13 occupations

76–85 pts

7 occupations

86–95 pts

6 occupations

96+ pts

2 occupations

All occupations

Sorted by lowest cut-off

OccupationCategoryMin points

Bricklayer

331111

Trade65

Carpenter

331212

Trade65

Carpenter and Joiner

331213

Trade65

Electrician (General)

341111

Trade65

Glazier

333111

Trade65

Plumber (General)

334111

Trade65

Solid Plasterer

333211

Trade65

Wall and Floor Tiler

333411

Trade65

General Practitioner

253111

Healthcare75

Registered Nurse (Aged Care)

254412

Healthcare75

Registered Nurses NEC

254499

Healthcare75

Secondary School Teacher

241411

Education75

Social Worker

272511

Healthcare75

Medical Laboratory Scientist

234611

Healthcare80

Occupational Therapist

252411

Healthcare80

Physiotherapist

252511

Healthcare80

Psychologist NEC

272399

Healthcare80

Early Childhood Teacher

241111

Education85

Petroleum Engineer

233612

Engineering85

Solicitor

271311

Other85

Accountant (General)

221111

Other90

Civil Engineer

233211

Engineering90

Structural Engineer

233214

Engineering90

ICT Business Analyst

261111

ICT95

Mechanical Engineer

233512

Engineering95

Systems Analyst

261112

ICT95

Developer Programmer

261312

ICT100

Software Engineer

261313

ICT100

Historical rounds

Month-over-month

4 June 2026

Final 189 round of FY 2025-26. End-of-year rounds are historically among the largest.

28 occupations

13 November 2025

Major SkillSelect round; significant 189 + 491 (Family Sponsored) invitations.

13 occupations

7 November 2024

Large 189 round: 15,000 invitations, tie-break date of effect 12/2022. One of the biggest single allocations of FY 2024-25.

161 occupations

5 September 2024

5 Sep 2024 round: 7,973 invitations, tie-break date of effect 09/2022. Cut-offs ran notably higher than the Nov 2024 round that followed.

149 occupations

13 June 2024

Final 189 round of FY 2023-24: 5,292 invitations. Cut-offs were at their highest here (many occupations 95-100), easing across the rounds that followed.

135 occupations

How we compile this

Cut-offs are drawn from publicly reported Home Affairs SkillSelect invitation rounds and cross-checked against multiple migration agent reports. Where a specific cut-off was reported as a range, we show the lower confirmed bound. Visafold is a tool, not a migration agent. these numbers help you understand the queue, not advise you on strategy.