Same points, same date — which occupation gives you the better odds?
Queue position Only Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class) has queue position data: 0 ahead of you.
Latest round Only Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class) has a recent round: 80 points.
Open states Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class) is open in more states: 2 vs 1 for Business Machine Mechanic.
| Business Machine Mechanic342311 | Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class)342315 | |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 391 · FY2026-27 | 391 · FY2026-27 |
| Standing | — | #— of 196 |
| Queue position | — | 0 ahead |
| Latest round | — | 2026-06-04 · 80 pts |
| EOI data · pool & queue trend | 0 | 54 |
| EOI data · submission & invitation trend | — | — |
| Next round | — | — |
| Open states | 2 listed | 3 listed |
| Invited profile | — | — |
| Grants | 0 · 189 | 2 · 189 |
| Where they were granted | — | VIC 1 |
| Who was granted | South Africa 30% | India 23% |
| Assessing authority | TRA | TRA |
Occupations in unit group 3423 share 391 places left.
Unit group 3423 · 2025-26 official: 500 ceiling · 395 remaining
Unit group 3423 · 2025-26 official: 500 ceiling · 395 remaining
Only Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class) has standing data: 10.
Not ranked yet — no anchored invitations in the last two financial years.
Only Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class) has queue position data: 0 ahead of you.
Only Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class) has a recent round: 80 points.
No subclass 189 round history yet.
See full round history →Down from 95 vs previous round
Other subclasses491 · 90 pts · 4 Jan 2024
See full round history →Business Machine Mechanic has a smaller EOI pool: 0 (0 vs last month) vs 54 (-1) for Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class).
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Only Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class) has invitation data: 4 invited last month.
No next-round estimate available.
No 189 round projection for this occupation yet.
Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class) is open in more states: 2 vs 1 for Business Machine Mechanic.
Subclass 189 is the federal, points-tested stream — states do not nominate for it. Switch to 190 or 491 to compare open states.
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.
In 2024-25, Business Machine Mechanic had 0 subclass 189 main-applicant grants and Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class) had 2. Grants trail invitations by months: read this as context, not as your chances.
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subclass 189 main applicants · 2024-25
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subclass 189 main applicants · 2024-25
Top state for subclass 189 grants in 2024-25: Business Machine Mechanic none; Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class) VIC (1).
Most common nationality, 2022-23 to 2024-25: Business Machine Mechanic South Africa (30%); Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class) India (23%). Applied from within Australia in 2024-25: Business Machine Mechanic 75%; Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class) 67%.
Nationality, 2022-23 to 2024-25 combined
Nationality, 2022-23 to 2024-25 combined
TRA may assess both occupations. Verify on the assessing authority's site before you apply.