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Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General) vs Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class)

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

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 11 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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Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class)

342315·189

★ 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 ≈ 2 EOIs · front invited first

← front (invited first)57 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE0

Youtop 1% · DOE 11 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores57

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

You · #1

★

front of queue396 est. places

Pool by points · submitted EOIs

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

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Together

Queue position Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class) has fewer people ahead of you: 0 vs 2 for Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General).

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	Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General)342314	Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class)342315
Capacity	396 · FY2026-27	396 · FY2026-27
Standing	#— of 196	#— of 196
Queue position	2 ahead	0 ahead
Latest round	2026-06-04 · 80 pts	2026-06-04 · 80 pts
EOI data · pool & queue trend	105	55
EOI data · submission & invitation trend	—	—
Next round	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 · 4 data points

1008060

65659580you 85

2022June 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 · 6 data points

1008060

656590959580you 85

20222024June 26

Standing

Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class) ranks higher: #10 vs #7 for 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

—

▲ Rising · invites per round

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked

—· top 72%

▲ Rising +8 yoy

leader 6,052median 48you

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

Year over year

2last FY

10this FY

▲ +400%

Round to round · last 2 FY

—

▲ Rising · invites per round

Queue position

Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class) has fewer people ahead of you: 0 vs 2 for Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General).

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

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

75POINTS

2/6 met

80POINTS

3/6 met

85POINTS

3/6 met

90POINTS

4/6 met

95POINTS

6/6 met

Latest round

The latest cutoff is the same for both.

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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189 · last round 4 June 2026↑ Rising

Min points80

Invited0

Rounds FY3

Down from 95 vs previous round

65–95 pts over last 6 rounds

Other subclasses491 · 90 pts · 4 Jan 2024

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EOI data · pool & queue trend

Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class) has a smaller EOI pool: 55 (-1 vs last month) vs 105 (+8) for Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General).

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 pool by points · 08/202655 in the pool

1152012133you

5060707585

Queue at your points · 6 months

0 at 85+ pts

▬ 0 vs last month

EOI data · submission & invitation trend

Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class) drew more invitations last month: 5 vs 4 for Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General). Pools: 55 (-1) vs 105 (+8).

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

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest55

MoM change-1(-1.8%)

Peak monthJun 2569

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest5

MoM change-2(-28.6%)

Peak monthMar 2511

Next round

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

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

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤

If 10 invited75DOE ≤ Jul 26

If 50 invited60DOE ≤ Jul 26

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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