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Electrician (Special Class) vs Lift Mechanic

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

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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Lift Mechanic

341113·189

★ 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)12 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE0

Youtop 1% · DOE 11 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores12

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

Latest round Electrician (Special Class)'s latest cutoff is lower: 65 vs 80 for Lift Mechanic.

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	Electrician (Special Class)341112	Lift Mechanic341113
Capacity	1688 · FY2026-27	1688 · FY2026-27
Standing	#— of 196	#— of 196
Queue position	0 ahead	0 ahead
Latest round	2026-06-04 · 65 pts	2026-06-04 · 80 pts
EOI data · pool & queue trend	4	12
EOI data · submission & invitation trend	—	—
Next round	—	—
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 · 5 data points

907560

7070657065you 85

20242025June 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 · 6 data points

907560

656565656580you 85

20222024June 26

Standing

Electrician (Special Class) ranks higher: #27 vs #1 for Lift Mechanic.

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

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked

—· top 85%

▼ Falling −3 yoy

leader 6,052median 48you

Invited 3 of 5 rounds · Occasional
oldest → newest · filled = invited

Year over year

4last FY

1this FY

▼ −75%

Round to round · last 2 FY

—

▼ Falling · invites per round

Queue position

Both have the same number of people ahead of you.

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

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

75POINTS

5/6 met

80POINTS

6/6 met

85POINTS

6/6 met

90POINTS

6/6 met

95POINTS

6/6 met

Latest round

Electrician (Special Class)'s latest cutoff is lower: 65 vs 80 for Lift Mechanic.

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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189 · last round 4 June 2026↑ Rising

Min points80

Invited0

Rounds FY1

Up from 65 vs previous round

65–80 pts over last 6 rounds

Other subclasses190 · 65 pts · 1 Feb 2026491 · 65 pts · 5 June 2025

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EOI data · pool & queue trend

Electrician (Special Class) has a smaller EOI pool: 4 (+2 vs last month) vs 12 (+2) for Lift Mechanic.

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 pool by points · 08/202612 in the pool

216111you

5560707580

Queue at your points · 6 months

0 at 85+ pts

▬ 0 vs last month

EOI data · submission & invitation trend

Electrician (Special Class) drew more invitations last month: 3 vs 2 for Lift Mechanic. Pools: 4 (+2) vs 12 (+2).

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

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Apr 24Jun 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest12

MoM change+2(20.0%)

Peak monthAug 2612

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Jun 24Jul 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest2

MoM change-1(-33.3%)

Peak monthSep 244

Next round

No next-round estimate available.

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤

If 10 invitedqueue cleared

If 50 invitedqueue cleared

If 100 invitedqueue cleared

If 200 invitedqueue cleared

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤

If 10 invited60DOE ≤ Aug 26

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

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TRA

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