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Fitter and Turner vs Metal Machinist (First Class)

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

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A
Fitter and Turner
323212·189
★ 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)37 total EOIs
Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE0
Youtop 1% · DOE 12 Sep 2026★
At your score, behind you0
Below youlower scores37
This FY's est. 189 places✓ inside this FY's places
You · #1
★
front of queue818 est. places
Pool by points · submitted EOIs
240345850755960365570080
EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27
0Jul0Aug
View occupation page →
B
Metal Machinist (First Class)
323214·189
★ 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)50 total EOIs
Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE0
Youtop 1% · DOE 12 Sep 2026★
At your score, behind you0
Below youlower scores50
This FY's est. 189 places✓ inside this FY's places
You · #1
★
front of queue818 est. places
Pool by points · submitted EOIs
14014545065566015656701075180085YOU
EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27
0Jul0Aug
View occupation page →
Together

Latest round Fitter and Turner's latest cutoff is lower: 80 vs 85 for Metal Machinist (First Class).

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Fitter and Turner323212Metal Machinist (First Class)323214
Capacity818 · FY2026-27818 · FY2026-27
Standing#— of 196#— of 196
Queue position0 ahead0 ahead
Latest round2026-06-04 · 80 pts2026-06-04 · 85 pts
EOI data · pool & queue trend3750
EOI data · submission & invitation trend——
Next round——
Open states3 listed3 listed
Invited profile——
Assessing authorityTRATRA
Where they differ — subclass 189, 85 points

Capacity

Occupations in unit group 3232 share 818 places left.

A · Fitter and Turner

189 places · 2026-27estimated
1,187est. ceiling
818est. 189 places · 818 left

Unit group 3232 · 2025-26 official: 1,244 ceiling · 873 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 1 data points
908375
80you 85
2026

B · Metal Machinist (First Class)

189 places · 2026-27estimated
1,187est. ceiling
818est. 189 places · 818 left

Unit group 3232 · 2025-26 official: 1,244 ceiling · 873 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 6 data points
1008060
656590859585you 85
20222024June 26

Standing

Metal Machinist (First Class) ranks higher: #4 vs #2 for Fitter and Turner.

A · Fitter and Turner

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked
—· top 93%
▲ Rising +2 yoy
leader 6,052median 48you
Invited 1 of 5 rounds · Rare
oldest → newest · filled = invited
Year over year
0last FY
2this FY
Round to round · last 2 FY
—
—
—
—
2
▲ Rising · invites per round

B · Metal Machinist (First Class)

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked
—· top 89%
▲ Rising +4 yoy
leader 6,052median 48you
Invited 4 of 5 rounds · Regular
oldest → newest · filled = invited
Year over year
0last FY
4this FY
Round to round · last 2 FY
—
—
1
1
2
▲ Rising · invites per round

Queue position

Both have the same number of people ahead of you.

A · Fitter and Turner

Ahead of you · August 2026 poolmet the cut-off of last 1
75POINTS
0
0/1 met
80POINTS
0
1/1 met
85POINTS
0
1/1 met
90POINTS
0
1/1 met
95POINTS
0
1/1 met

B · Metal Machinist (First Class)

Ahead of you · August 2026 poolmet the cut-off of last 6
75POINTS
11
2/6 met
80POINTS
1
2/6 met
85POINTS
0
4/6 met
90POINTS
0
5/6 met
95POINTS
0
6/6 met

Latest round

Fitter and Turner's latest cutoff is lower: 80 vs 85 for Metal Machinist (First Class).

A · Fitter and Turner

189 · last round 4 June 2026
Min points80
Invited0
Rounds FY1

Other subclasses190 · 70 pts · 21 May 2026491 · 65 pts · 18 Feb 2025

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B · Metal Machinist (First Class)

189 · last round 4 June 2026↑ Rising
Min points85
Invited0
Rounds FY3

Down from 95 vs previous round

65–95 pts over last 6 rounds

Other subclasses190 · 70 pts · 20 Mar 2026491 · 90 pts · 30 Jan 2025

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EOI data · pool & queue trend

Fitter and Turner has a smaller EOI pool: 37 (-1 vs last month) vs 50 (-3) for Metal Machinist (First Class).

A · Fitter and Turner

EOI pool by points · 08/202637 in the pool
387935you
4555607080

Queue at your points · 6 months

03/2026 · 004/2026 · 005/2026 · 006/2026 · 007/2026 · 008/2026 · 0

0 at 85+ pts

▬ 0 vs last month

B · Metal Machinist (First Class)

EOI pool by points · 08/202650 in the pool
1466156101you
4555657585

Queue at your points · 6 months

03/2026 · 004/2026 · 205/2026 · 206/2026 · 007/2026 · 008/2026 · 0

0 at 85+ pts

▬ 0 vs last month

EOI data · submission & invitation trend

Fitter and Turner drew more invitations last month: 5 vs 3 for Metal Machinist (First Class). Pools: 37 (-1) vs 50 (-3).

A · Fitter and Turner

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month
peak Aug 25 · 6437
Feb 24May 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest37
MoM change-1(-2.6%)
Peak monthAug 2564
Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month
peak Jun 26 · 75
Feb 24May 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest5
MoM change-1(-16.7%)
Peak monthJun 267

B · Metal Machinist (First Class)

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month
peak Feb 26 · 5650
Feb 24May 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest50
MoM change-3(-5.7%)
Peak monthFeb 2656
Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month
peak Aug 25 · 93
Apr 24Jun 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest3
MoM change-1(-25.0%)
Peak monthAug 259

Next round

No next-round estimate available.

A · Fitter and Turner

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤
If 10 invited60DOE ≤ Nov 25
If 50 invitedqueue cleared
If 100 invitedqueue cleared
If 200 invitedqueue cleared

B · Metal Machinist (First Class)

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤
If 10 invited75DOE ≤ 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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