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Electrician (General) vs Electrician (Special Class)

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

Electrician (General)

341111·189

★ Strong chance

85PTS

Chance of invitation

Strong chance of invitation

Est. wait~0 mo

Your spot in the pool

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

30 figures · each ≈ 10 EOIs · front invited first

← front (invited first)314 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE1

Youtop 1% · DOE 11 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores313

This FY's est. 189 places✓ inside this FY's places

You · #2

★

front of queue1,688 est. places

≈ 1 roundto clear the 1 ahead of you · FY26-27

Pool by points · submitted EOIs

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

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Electrician (Special Class)

341112·189

★ Strong chance

85PTS

Chance of invitation

Strong chance of invitation

Est. wait~0 mo

Your spot in the pool

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

30 figures · each ≈ 1 EOIs · front invited first

← front (invited first)4 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE0

Youtop 1% · DOE 11 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores4

This FY's est. 189 places✓ inside this FY's places

You · #1

★

front of queue1,688 est. places

Pool by points · submitted EOIs

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

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Together

Queue position Electrician (Special Class) has fewer people ahead of you: 0 vs 1 for Electrician (General).

Show full table

	Electrician (General)341111	Electrician (Special Class)341112
Capacity	1688 · FY2026-27	1688 · FY2026-27
Standing	#23 of 196	#— of 196
Queue position	1 ahead	0 ahead
Latest round	2026-06-04 · 65 pts	2026-06-04 · 65 pts
EOI data · pool & queue trend	303	4
EOI data · submission & invitation trend	—	—
Next round	65 pts	—
Open states	3 listed	3 listed
Invited profile	—	—
Assessing authority	TRA	TRA

Where they differ — subclass 189, 85 points

Capacity

Occupations in unit group 3411 share 1,688 places left.

189 places · 2026-27estimated

1,974est. ceiling

1,688est. 189 places · 1,688 left

Unit group 3411 · 2025-26 official: 1,880 ceiling · 1,594 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 8 data points

907560

6565656565656565you 85

20222024June 26

189 places · 2026-27estimated

1,974est. ceiling

1,688est. 189 places · 1,688 left

Unit group 3411 · 2025-26 official: 1,880 ceiling · 1,594 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 5 data points

907560

7070657065you 85

20242025June 26

Standing

Only Electrician (General) has standing data: 23.

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked

#23· top 11%

▲ Rising +310 yoy

leader 6,052median 48you

Invited 5 of 5 rounds · Regular
oldest → newest · filled = invited

Year over year

127last FY

437this FY

▲ +244%

Round to round · last 2 FY

109

205

130

102

▲ Rising · invites per round

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked

—· top 61%

▲ Rising +26 yoy

leader 6,052median 48you

Invited 4 of 5 rounds · Regular
oldest → newest · filled = invited

Year over year

1last FY

27this FY

▲ +2600%

Round to round · last 2 FY

—

▲ Rising · invites per round

Queue position

Electrician (Special Class) has fewer people ahead of you: 0 vs 1 for Electrician (General).

Ahead of you · August 2026 poolmet the cut-off of last 6

75POINTS

6/6 met

80POINTS

6/6 met

85POINTS

6/6 met

90POINTS

6/6 met

95POINTS

6/6 met

Ahead of you · August 2026 poolmet the cut-off of last 5

75POINTS

5/5 met

80POINTS

5/5 met

85POINTS

5/5 met

90POINTS

5/5 met

95POINTS

5/5 met

Latest round

The latest cutoff is the same for both.

189 · last round 4 June 2026Stable

Min points65

Invited0

Rounds FY3

Unchanged vs previous round

Other subclasses190 · 70 pts · 21 May 2026491 · 65 pts · 5 Feb 2026

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189 · last round 4 June 2026Stable

Min points65

Invited0

Rounds FY3

Down from 70 vs previous round

65–70 pts over last 5 rounds

Other subclasses190 · 70 pts · 3 Mar 2026491 · 70 pts · 8 Dec 2022

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EOI data · pool & queue trend

Electrician (Special Class) has a smaller EOI pool: 4 (+2 vs last month) vs 303 (+91) for Electrician (General).

EOI pool by points · 08/2026303 in the pool

741346298371551you

4555657585

Queue at your points · 6 months

1 at 85+ pts

▲ 1 vs last month

EOI pool by points · 08/20264 in the pool

111you

5055606065

Queue at your points · 6 months

0 at 85+ pts

▬ 0 vs last month

EOI data · submission & invitation trend

Electrician (General) drew more invitations last month: 120 vs 3 for Electrician (Special Class). Pools: 303 (+91) vs 4 (+2).

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest303

MoM change+91(42.9%)

Peak monthAug 26303

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest120

MoM change-85(-41.5%)

Peak monthNov 25290

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Apr 24Jun 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest4

MoM change+2(100.0%)

Peak monthJul 2515

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest3

MoM change-1(-25.0%)

Peak monthAug 2513

Next round

Only Electrician (General) has a next-round estimate: 65 points.

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤

If 10 invited75DOE ≤ Mar 26

If 50 invited70DOE ≤ Aug 26

If 100 invited65DOE ≤ Jun 26

If 200 invited60DOE ≤ Jul 26

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤

If 10 invitedqueue cleared

If 50 invitedqueue cleared

If 100 invitedqueue cleared

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

TRA may assess both occupations. Verify on the assessing authority's site before you apply.

TRA

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