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Electronic Equipment Trades Worker vs Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General)

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

Electronic Equipment Trades Worker

342313·189

★ 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 ≈ 8 EOIs · front invited first

← front (invited first)226 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE3

Youtop 1% · DOE 13 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores223

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

You · #4

★

front of queue396 est. places

≈ 1 roundto clear the 3 ahead of you · FY26-27

Pool by points · submitted EOIs

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

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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 13 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

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

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Together

Queue position Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General) has 1.5× fewer people ahead of you (2 vs 3).

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	Electronic Equipment Trades Worker342313	Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General)342314
Capacity	396 · FY2026-27	396 · FY2026-27
Standing	#— of 196	#— of 196
Queue position	3 ahead	2 ahead
Latest round	2026-06-04 · 80 pts	2026-06-04 · 80 pts
EOI data · pool & queue trend	222	105
EOI data · submission & invitation trend	—	—
Next round	70 pts	55 pts
Open states	2 listed	2 listed
Invited profile	—	—
Assessing authority	TRA	TRA

Where they differ — subclass 189, 85 points

Capacity

Occupations in unit group 3423 share 396 places left.

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 · 5 data points

1058360

65651108580you 85

20222025June 26

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

Electronic Equipment Trades Worker ranks higher: #34 vs #7 for Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General).

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked

—· top 59%

▲ Rising +34 yoy

leader 6,052median 48you

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

Year over year

0last FY

34this FY

Round to round · last 2 FY

—

▲ Rising · invites per round

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

—

▲ Rising · invites per round

Queue position

Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General) has 1.5× fewer people ahead of you (2 vs 3).

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

75POINTS

2/5 met

80POINTS

3/5 met

85POINTS

4/5 met

90POINTS

4/5 met

95POINTS

4/5 met

Ahead of you · August 2026 poolmet the cut-off of last 4

75POINTS

2/4 met

80POINTS

3/4 met

85POINTS

3/4 met

90POINTS

3/4 met

95POINTS

4/4 met

Latest round

The latest cutoff is the same for both.

189 · last round 4 June 2026↑ Rising

Min points80

Invited0

Rounds FY3

Down from 85 vs previous round

65–110 pts over last 5 rounds

Other subclasses491 · 65 pts · 8 Dec 2022

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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

Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General) has a smaller EOI pool: 105 (+8 vs last month) vs 222 (+1) for Electronic Equipment Trades Worker.

EOI pool by points · 08/2026222 in the pool

423919594934132you1

4555708090

Queue at your points · 6 months

3 at 85+ pts

▲ 3 vs last month

EOI pool by points · 08/2026105 in the pool

1371831231642you

4555657585

Queue at your points · 6 months

2 at 85+ pts

▲ 1 vs last month

EOI data · submission & invitation trend

Electronic Equipment Trades Worker drew more invitations last month: 22 vs 4 for Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General). Pools: 222 (+1) vs 105 (+8).

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest222

MoM change+1(0.5%)

Peak monthMay 26247

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest22

MoM change-12(-35.3%)

Peak monthJun 2635

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest105

MoM change+8(8.2%)

Peak monthJul 25111

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Mar 24Jun 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest4

MoM change-2(-33.3%)

Peak monthJun 267

Next round

Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General) needs fewer points for the next round: 55 vs 70 for Electronic Equipment Trades Worker.

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤

If 10 invited80DOE ≤ Jul 26

If 50 invited75DOE ≤ Aug 26

If 100 invited70DOE ≤ Aug 26

If 200 invited55DOE ≤ Mar 26

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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TRA

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