Same points, same date — which occupation gives you the better odds?
Queue position Only Metal Fabricator has queue position data: 1 ahead of you.
Latest round Only Metal Fabricator has a recent round: 80 points.
| Metal Fabricator322311 | Pressure Welder322312 | |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 534 · FY2026-27 | 534 · FY2026-27 |
| Standing | #— of 196 | — |
| Queue position | 1 ahead | — |
| Latest round | 2026-06-04 · 80 pts | — |
| EOI data · pool & queue trend | 254 | 0 |
| EOI data · submission & invitation trend | — | — |
| Next round | 70 pts | — |
| Open states | 3 listed | 3 listed |
| Invited profile | — | — |
| Assessing authority | TRA | TRA |
Occupations in unit group 3223 share 534 places left.
Unit group 3223 · 2025-26 official: 775 ceiling · 486 remaining
Unit group 3223 · 2025-26 official: 775 ceiling · 486 remaining
Only Metal Fabricator has standing data: 22.
Not ranked yet — no anchored invitations in the last two financial years.
Only Metal Fabricator has queue position data: 1 ahead of you.
Only Metal Fabricator has a recent round: 80 points.
Down from 85 vs previous round
Other subclasses190 · 70 pts · 30 Apr 2026491 · 65 pts · 8 Dec 2022
See full round history →No subclass 189 round history yet.
See full round history →Pressure Welder has a smaller EOI pool: 0 (0 vs last month) vs 254 (+13) for Metal Fabricator.
Queue at your points · 6 months
1 at 85+ pts
▲ 1 vs last month
Queue at your points · 6 months
Only 0 months of trend data
—
Only Metal Fabricator has invitation data: 16 invited last month.
Only Metal Fabricator has a next-round estimate: 70 points.
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.
TRA may assess both occupations. Verify on the assessing authority's site before you apply.