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Business Machine Mechanic vs Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General)

Same points, same date — which occupation gives you the better odds?

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A
Business Machine Mechanic
342311·189
85PTS
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B
Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General)
342314·189
★ Strong chance
85PTS
Chance of invitation
Strong chance of invitation
Est. wait~1 mo
Your spot in the pool
EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27
30 figures · each ≈ 4 EOIs · front invited first
← front (invited first)105 total EOIs
Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE2
Youtop 2% · DOE 12 Sep 2026★
At your score, behind you0
Below youlower scores103
This FY's est. 189 places✓ inside this FY's places
You · #3
★
front of queue396 est. places
≈ 1 roundto clear the 2 ahead of you · FY26-27
Pool by points · submitted EOIs
1453507551860316523701675480285YOU
EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27
1Jul2Aug
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Together

Queue position Only Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General) has queue position data: 2 ahead of you.

Latest round Only Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General) has a recent round: 80 points.

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Business Machine Mechanic342311Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General)342314
Capacity396 · FY2026-27396 · FY2026-27
Standing—#— of 196
Queue position—2 ahead
Latest round—2026-06-04 · 80 pts
EOI data · pool & queue trend0105
EOI data · submission & invitation trend——
Next round—55 pts
Open states2 listed2 listed
Invited profile——
Assessing authorityTRATRA
Where they differ — subclass 189, 85 points

Capacity

Occupations in unit group 3423 share 396 places left.

A · Business Machine Mechanic

189 places · 2026-27estimated
500est. ceiling
396est. 189 places · 396 left

Unit group 3423 · 2025-26 official: 500 ceiling · 395 remaining

B · Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General)

189 places · 2026-27estimated
500est. ceiling
396est. 189 places · 396 left

Unit group 3423 · 2025-26 official: 500 ceiling · 395 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 4 data points
1008060
65659580you 85
2022June 26

Standing

Only Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General) has standing data: 7.

A · Business Machine Mechanic

Not ranked yet — no anchored invitations in the last two financial years.

B · Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General)

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked
—· top 82%
▲ Rising +7 yoy
leader 6,052median 48you
Invited 2 of 5 rounds · Occasional
oldest → newest · filled = invited
Year over year
0last FY
7this FY
Round to round · last 2 FY
—
—
—
2
5
▲ Rising · invites per round

Queue position

Only Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General) has queue position data: 2 ahead of you.

A · Business Machine Mechanic

Ahead of youmet the cut-off of last 0
75POINTS
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—
80POINTS
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—
85POINTS
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—
90POINTS
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—
95POINTS
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B · Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General)

Ahead of you · August 2026 poolmet the cut-off of last 4
75POINTS
22
2/4 met
80POINTS
6
3/4 met
85POINTS
2
3/4 met
90POINTS
0
3/4 met
95POINTS
0
4/4 met

Latest round

Only Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General) has a recent round: 80 points.

A · Business Machine Mechanic

No subclass 189 round history yet.

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B · Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General)

189 · last round 4 June 2026↑ Rising
Min points80
Invited0
Rounds FY2

Down from 95 vs previous round

65–95 pts over last 4 rounds

Other subclasses491 · 65 pts · 8 Dec 2022

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EOI data · pool & queue trend

Business Machine Mechanic has a smaller EOI pool: 0 (0 vs last month) vs 105 (+8) for Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General).

A · Business Machine Mechanic

EOI pool by points · —0 in the pool

Queue at your points · 6 months

Only 0 months of trend data

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B · Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General)

EOI pool by points · 08/2026105 in the pool
1371831231642you
4555657585

Queue at your points · 6 months

03/2026 · 104/2026 · 105/2026 · 106/2026 · 007/2026 · 108/2026 · 2

2 at 85+ pts

▲ 1 vs last month

EOI data · submission & invitation trend

Only Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General) has invitation data: 4 invited last month.

A · Business Machine Mechanic

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month
peak Feb 24 · 00
Feb 24May 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest0
MoM change0
Peak monthFeb 240

B · Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General)

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month
peak Jul 25 · 111105
Feb 24May 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest105
MoM change+8(8.2%)
Peak monthJul 25111
Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month
peak Jun 26 · 74
Mar 24Jun 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest4
MoM change-2(-33.3%)
Peak monthJun 267

Next round

Only Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General) has a next-round estimate: 55 points.

A · Business Machine Mechanic

No 189 round projection for this occupation yet.

B · Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General)

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤
If 10 invited75DOE ≤ Apr 26
If 50 invited65DOE ≤ Mar 26
If 100 invited55DOE ≤ Jun 26
If 200 invitedqueue cleared

Open states

Both are open in the same number of states.

Subclass 189 is the federal, points-tested stream — states do not nominate for it. Switch to 190 or 491 to compare open states.

Invited profile

At least one occupation has no state-nomination community data, so this row isn't compared.

Subclass 189 has no state-nomination community data. Compare on 190 or 491 to see an invited profile.

Assessing authority

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