Both drew the same number of invitations last month.
A · Medical Laboratory Technician
EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month
Feb 24Jun 25Sep 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest0
MoM change0
Peak monthFeb 240
Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month
Mar 24Jun 25Sep 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest0
MoM change0
Peak monthMar 240
B · Operating Theatre Technician
EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month
Feb 24Jun 25Sep 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest0
MoM change0
Peak monthFeb 240
Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month
Oct 24Feb 25May 25
Subclass 189all points
Latest0
MoM change0
Peak monthOct 240
Next round
No next-round estimate available.
A · Medical Laboratory Technician
No 189 round projection for this occupation yet.
B · Operating Theatre Technician
No 189 round projection for this occupation yet.
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.
Grants
In 2024-25, Medical Laboratory Technician had 0 subclass 189 main-applicant grants and Operating Theatre Technician had 0. Grants trail invitations by months: read this as context, not as your chances.
* 2025-26 is provisional, from Home Affairs' monthly data releases: 189 and 190 to April, 491 to February. A range means some counts were under 5.
Most common nationality, 2022-23 to 2024-25: Medical Laboratory Technician Philippines (31.1%); Operating Theatre Technician India (25%). Applied from within Australia in 2024-25: Medical Laboratory Technician 50%; Operating Theatre Technician 100%.
A · Medical Laboratory Technician
Nationality, 2022-23 to 2024-25 combined
1Philippines31.1%
2India14.3%
3Nigeria12.3%
4Nepal8.2%
5Sri Lanka6.1%
Applied from within Australia in 2024-2550% (17 of 34)
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