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Metal Machinist (First Class) vs Metal Fitters and Machinists nec

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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 12 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
14014545065566015656701075180085YOU
EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27
0Jul0Aug
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B
Metal Fitters and Machinists nec
323299·189
85PTS
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Together

Queue position Only Metal Machinist (First Class) has queue position data: 0 ahead of you.

Latest round Only Metal Machinist (First Class) has a recent round: 85 points.

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Metal Machinist (First Class)323214Metal Fitters and Machinists nec323299
Capacity818 · FY2026-27818 · FY2026-27
Standing#— of 196—
Queue position0 ahead—
Latest round2026-06-04 · 85 pts—
EOI data · pool & queue trend500
EOI data · submission & invitation trend——
Next round——
Open states3 listed3 listed
Invited profile——
Assessing authorityTRATRA
Where they differ — subclass 189, 85 points

Capacity

Occupations in unit group 3232 share 818 places left.

A · Metal Machinist (First Class)

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

B · Metal Fitters and Machinists nec

189 places · 2026-27estimated
1,187est. ceiling
818est. 189 places · 818 left

Unit group 3232 · 2025-26 official: 1,244 ceiling · 873 remaining

Standing

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

A · Metal Machinist (First Class)

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
—
—
1
1
2
▲ Rising · invites per round

B · Metal Fitters and Machinists nec

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

Queue position

Only Metal Machinist (First Class) has queue position data: 0 ahead of you.

A · Metal Machinist (First Class)

Ahead of you · August 2026 poolmet the cut-off of last 6
75POINTS
11
2/6 met
80POINTS
1
2/6 met
85POINTS
0
4/6 met
90POINTS
0
5/6 met
95POINTS
0
6/6 met

B · Metal Fitters and Machinists nec

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

Latest round

Only Metal Machinist (First Class) has a recent round: 85 points.

A · Metal Machinist (First Class)

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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B · Metal Fitters and Machinists nec

No subclass 189 round history yet.

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EOI data · pool & queue trend

Metal Fitters and Machinists nec has a smaller EOI pool: 0 (0 vs last month) vs 50 (-3) for Metal Machinist (First Class).

A · Metal Machinist (First Class)

EOI pool by points · 08/202650 in the pool
1466156101you
4555657585

Queue at your points · 6 months

03/2026 · 004/2026 · 205/2026 · 206/2026 · 007/2026 · 008/2026 · 0

0 at 85+ pts

▬ 0 vs last month

B · Metal Fitters and Machinists nec

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 Machinist (First Class) has invitation data: 3 invited last month.

A · Metal Machinist (First Class)

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month
peak Feb 26 · 5650
Feb 24May 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest50
MoM change-3(-5.7%)
Peak monthFeb 2656
Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month
peak Aug 25 · 93
Apr 24Jun 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest3
MoM change-1(-25.0%)
Peak monthAug 259

B · Metal Fitters and Machinists nec

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month
peak Jun 24 · 00
Jun 24Jul 24
Subclass 189all points
Latest0
MoM change0
Peak monthJun 240

Next round

No next-round estimate available.

A · Metal Machinist (First Class)

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤
If 10 invited75DOE ≤ Aug 26
If 50 invitedqueue cleared
If 100 invitedqueue cleared
If 200 invitedqueue cleared

B · Metal Fitters and Machinists nec

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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