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Metal Fabricator vs Pressure Welder

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

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A
Metal Fabricator
322311·189
★ 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 ≈ 8 EOIs · front invited first
← front (invited first)254 total EOIs
Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE1
Youtop 1% · DOE 12 Sep 2026★
At your score, behind you0
Below youlower scores253
This FY's est. 189 places✓ inside this FY's places
You · #2
★
front of queue534 est. places
≈ 1 roundto clear the 1 ahead of you · FY26-27
Pool by points · submitted EOIs
3401250316058701880085YOU190
EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27
0Jul1Aug
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B
Pressure Welder
322312·189
85PTS
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Together

Queue position Only Metal Fabricator has queue position data: 1 ahead of you.

Latest round Only Metal Fabricator has a recent round: 80 points.

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Metal Fabricator322311Pressure Welder322312
Capacity534 · FY2026-27534 · FY2026-27
Standing#— of 196—
Queue position1 ahead—
Latest round2026-06-04 · 80 pts—
EOI data · pool & queue trend2540
EOI data · submission & invitation trend——
Next round70 pts—
Open states3 listed3 listed
Invited profile——
Assessing authorityTRATRA
Where they differ — subclass 189, 85 points

Capacity

Occupations in unit group 3223 share 534 places left.

A · Metal Fabricator

189 places · 2026-27estimated
813est. ceiling
534est. 189 places · 534 left

Unit group 3223 · 2025-26 official: 775 ceiling · 486 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 8 data points
1058360
70658575751058580you 85
20222024June 26

B · Pressure Welder

189 places · 2026-27estimated
813est. ceiling
534est. 189 places · 534 left

Unit group 3223 · 2025-26 official: 775 ceiling · 486 remaining

Standing

Only Metal Fabricator has standing data: 22.

A · Metal Fabricator

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked
—· top 50%
▼ Falling −3 yoy
leader 6,052median 48you
Invited 5 of 5 rounds · Regular
oldest → newest · filled = invited
Year over year
25last FY
22this FY
▼ −12%
Round to round · last 2 FY
15
10
1
7
14
▼ Falling · invites per round

B · Pressure Welder

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

Queue position

Only Metal Fabricator has queue position data: 1 ahead of you.

A · Metal Fabricator

Ahead of you · August 2026 poolmet the cut-off of last 6
75POINTS
55
2/6 met
80POINTS
19
3/6 met
85POINTS
1
5/6 met
90POINTS
1
5/6 met
95POINTS
0
5/6 met

B · Pressure Welder

Ahead of youmet the cut-off of last 0
75POINTS
—
—
80POINTS
—
—
85POINTS
—
—
90POINTS
—
—
95POINTS
—
—

Latest round

Only Metal Fabricator has a recent round: 80 points.

A · Metal Fabricator

189 · last round 4 June 2026↑ Rising
Min points80
Invited0
Rounds FY3

Down from 85 vs previous round

75–105 pts over last 6 rounds

Other subclasses190 · 70 pts · 30 Apr 2026491 · 65 pts · 8 Dec 2022

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B · Pressure Welder

No subclass 189 round history yet.

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EOI data · pool & queue trend

Pressure Welder has a smaller EOI pool: 0 (0 vs last month) vs 254 (+13) for Metal Fabricator.

A · Metal Fabricator

EOI pool by points · 08/2026254 in the pool
712173171583618you1
4555708090

Queue at your points · 6 months

03/2026 · 304/2026 · 305/2026 · 306/2026 · 007/2026 · 008/2026 · 1

1 at 85+ pts

▲ 1 vs last month

B · Pressure Welder

EOI pool by points · —0 in the pool

Queue at your points · 6 months

Only 0 months of trend data

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EOI data · submission & invitation trend

Only Metal Fabricator has invitation data: 16 invited last month.

A · Metal Fabricator

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month
254
Feb 24May 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest254
MoM change+13(5.4%)
Peak monthAug 26254
Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month
peak Jun 26 · 3116
Mar 24Jun 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest16
MoM change-12(-42.9%)
Peak monthJun 2631

B · Pressure Welder

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month
peak Nov 25 · 00
Nov 25Apr 26Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest0
MoM change0
Peak monthNov 250

Next round

Only Metal Fabricator has a next-round estimate: 70 points.

A · Metal Fabricator

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤
If 10 invited80DOE ≤ Jul 26
If 50 invited75DOE ≤ Aug 26
If 100 invited70DOE ≤ Jul 26
If 200 invited60DOE ≤ Jun 26

B · Pressure Welder

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.

Assessing authority

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