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Fitter-Welder vs Metal Machinist (First Class)

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

Fitter-Welder

323213·189

★ 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)5 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE0

Youtop 1% · DOE 11 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores5

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

You · #1

★

front of queue818 est. places

Pool by points · submitted EOIs

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

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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 11 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

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

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Together

Latest round Fitter-Welder's latest cutoff is lower: 70 vs 85 for Metal Machinist (First Class).

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	Fitter-Welder323213	Metal Machinist (First Class)323214
Capacity	818 · FY2026-27	818 · FY2026-27
Standing	—	#— of 196
Queue position	0 ahead	0 ahead
Latest round	2022-12-08 · 70 pts	2026-06-04 · 85 pts
EOI data · pool & queue trend	5	50
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 3232 share 818 places left.

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 · 2 data points

907865

8070you 85

2022Dec 22

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

Only Metal Machinist (First Class) has standing data: 4.

Not ranked yet — no anchored invitations in the last two financial years.

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

—

▲ Rising · 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 2

75POINTS

1/2 met

80POINTS

2/2 met

85POINTS

2/2 met

90POINTS

2/2 met

95POINTS

2/2 met

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

75POINTS

2/6 met

80POINTS

2/6 met

85POINTS

4/6 met

90POINTS

5/6 met

95POINTS

6/6 met

Latest round

Fitter-Welder's latest cutoff is lower: 70 vs 85 for Metal Machinist (First Class).

189 · last round 8 Dec 2022

Min points70

Invited0

Rounds FY2

Down from 80 vs previous round

70–80 pts over last 2 rounds

Other subclasses491 · 70 pts · 8 Dec 2022

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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-Welder has a smaller EOI pool: 5 (0 vs last month) vs 50 (-3) for Metal Machinist (First Class).

EOI pool by points · 08/20265 in the pool

1112you

5560657080

Queue at your points · 6 months

0 at 85+ pts

▬ 0 vs last month

EOI pool by points · 08/202650 in the pool

1466156101you

4555657585

Queue at your points · 6 months

0 at 85+ pts

▬ 0 vs last month

EOI data · submission & invitation trend

Metal Machinist (First Class) drew more invitations last month: 3 vs 1 for Fitter-Welder. Pools: 50 (-3) vs 5 (0).

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest5

MoM change0(0.0%)

Peak monthJul 258

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

May 24Jul 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest1

MoM change0(0.0%)

Peak monthOct 252

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest50

MoM change-3(-5.7%)

Peak monthFeb 2656

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Apr 24Jun 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest3

MoM change-1(-25.0%)

Peak monthAug 259

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 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

TRA may assess both occupations. Verify on the assessing authority's site before you apply.

TRA

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