EOI pool at 90 points
Who is waiting at this score, and which occupations were invited at 90 or below last round.
As at September 2026, 13,049 submitted subclass 189 EOIs were waiting at exactly 90 points and 21,472 at 90 points or above, per official SkillSelect data. Software Engineer (261313) held the most EOIs at this score, 1,199.
In the 4 June 2026 subclass 189 round, 129 occupations were invited at 90 points or below.
For subclass 190, 34,922 EOIs were at 90 points and 65,323 at or above; for subclass 491, 64,499 and 148,595.
Among 190 EOIs at 90 points, New South Wales was named most often (9,511); among 491 EOIs, Western Australia (17,438).
At exactly 90
Official13,049
Submitted EOIs, September 2026At 90 or above
Derived21,472
Submitted EOIs, September 2026Invited at ≤90, June 2026
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Top eight · submitted EOIs at exactly this score, 189
The 90-point band, 12 months
Submitted EOIs at exactly this score at each month end, 189. Dashed lines mark invitation rounds.
Invited at 90 or below, 4 June 2026
Minimum points per occupation from the 4 June 2026 round. An occupation at or below 90 would have reached an EOI at this score with that date of effect or earlier.
| Code | Occupation | Cut-off | Waiting at 90 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 224113 | 224113Statistician | 90 | 136 |
| 133111 | 133111Construction Project Manager | 80 | 49 |
| 224711 | 224711Management Consultant | 80 | 47 |
| 234212 | 234212Food Technologist | 85 | 37 |
| 254499 | 254499Registered Nurses nec | 75 | 36 |
| 271311 | 271311Solicitor | 80 | 36 |
| 232111 | 232111Architect | 85 | 36 |
| 224111 | 224111Actuary | 90 | 26 |
| 253999 | 253999Medical Practitioners nec | 75 | 23 |
| 312312 | 312312Electrical Engineering Technician | 80 | 23 |
| 234312 | 234312Environmental Consultant | 80 | 23 |
| 241411 | 241411Secondary School Teacher | 75 | 22 |
| 234211 | 234211Chemist | 85 | 21 |
| 253111 | 253111General Practitioner | 75 | 17 |
| 234711 | 234711Veterinarian | 80 | 17 |
Counts are SUBMITTED EOIs at each month end from the official SkillSelect dashboard. "At or above" sums every band from this score up. Round minimums come from Home Affairs' per-occupation cut-off tables.
General information only — not migration advice.
Compiled by ImmiTrend from official SkillSelect data.
Frequently asked questions
- How many subclass 189 EOIs are waiting at 90 points?
- As at September 2026, 13,049 submitted subclass 189 EOIs were at exactly 90 points and 21,472 were at 90 points or above, which is 11.7% of the whole 189 pool. Source: the official SkillSelect EOI data, published monthly.
- Is 90 points enough for a subclass 189 invitation?
- It depends on the occupation. In the 4 June 2026 round, 129 occupations were invited at 90 points or below, including Statistician, Construction Project Manager and Management Consultant. An occupation whose cut-off was higher than 90 needed more points, or an earlier date of effect at the cut-off score, to be invited.
- Which occupation has the most subclass 189 EOIs at 90 points?
- As at September 2026, Software Engineer (261313) had the most submitted 189 EOIs at exactly 90 points, 1,199, followed by ICT Business Analyst (1,121) and Analyst Programmer (1,059).
- Is the number of EOIs at 90 points going up or down?
- Over the last 12 months the subclass 189 band at exactly 90 points moved from 11,337 in October 2025 to 13,049 in September 2026, a change of +1,712. Invitation rounds pull EOIs out of the band; new submissions add to it.