Same points, same date — which occupation gives you the better odds?
Queue position Only Fitter-Welder has queue position data: 0 ahead of you.
Latest round Only Fitter-Welder has a recent round: 80 points.
| Fitter-Welder323213 | Metal Fitters and Machinists nec323299 | |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 645 · FY2026-27 | 645 · FY2026-27 |
| Standing | #— of 170 | — |
| Queue position | 0 ahead | — |
| Latest round | 2026-10-15 · 80 pts | — |
| EOI data · pool & queue trend | 3 | 0 |
| EOI data · submission & invitation trend | — | — |
| Next round | — | — |
| Open states | 4 listed | 4 listed |
| Invited profile | — | — |
| Grants | 0 · 189 | 0 · 189 |
| Where they were granted | — | — |
| Who was granted | United Kingdom 39% | — |
| Assessing authority | TRA | TRA |
Occupations in unit group 3232 share 645 places left.
Unit group 3232 · 2025-26 official: 1,244 ceiling · 873 remaining
Unit group 3232 · 2025-26 official: 1,244 ceiling · 873 remaining
Only Fitter-Welder has standing data: 2.
Not ranked yet — no anchored invitations in the last two financial years.
Only Fitter-Welder has queue position data: 0 ahead of you.
Only Fitter-Welder has a recent round: 80 points.
Up from 70 vs previous round
Other subclasses491 · 70 pts · 8 Dec 2022
See full round history →No subclass 189 round history yet.
See full round history →Metal Fitters and Machinists nec has a smaller EOI pool: 0 (0 vs last month) vs 3 (-2) for Fitter-Welder.
Queue at your points · 6 months
0 at 85+ pts
▬ 0 vs last month
Queue at your points · 6 months
Only 0 months of trend data
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Only Fitter-Welder has invitation data: 2 invited last month.
No next-round estimate available.
No 189 round projection for this occupation yet.
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.
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.
In 2024-25, Fitter-Welder had 0 subclass 189 main-applicant grants and Metal Fitters and Machinists nec had 0. Grants trail invitations by months: read this as context, not as your chances.
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subclass 189 main applicants · 2024-25
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subclass 189 main applicants · 2024-25
No subclass 189 grants by state in 2024-25.
Most common nationality, 2022-23 to 2024-25: Fitter-Welder United Kingdom (39.1%); Metal Fitters and Machinists nec none.
Nationality, 2022-23 to 2024-25 combined
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TRA may assess both occupations. Verify on the assessing authority's site before you apply.