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Subclass 189 Invitation Trends by Occupation

How estimated invitations move across SkillSelect 189 rounds — the biggest, most consistent, newest, rising and falling occupations over a selectable window.

In the 4 June 2026 round, 10,000 invitations were issued across subclass 189. Over the last two financial years the most estimated invitations went to Registered Nurses nec. Newly invited in this round (first appearance on record): Fitter and Turner, Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic, Footballer. Previously invited but not invited this round: Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher, Civil Engineering Draftsperson, Accountant (General), Quantity Surveyor, Mechanical Engineer.

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Invitations per round

Official total invited across 5 rounds in this window

10,000invited · June 26

Most invited

Est.

Highest total estimated invitations over the window.

  1. 1Registered Nurses nec~6,052
  2. 2Carpenter~3,180
  3. 3Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teachernot inv.~2,730
  4. 4Civil Engineering Draftspersonnot inv.~1,713
  5. 5Secondary School Teacher~1,689

Most consistently invited

Official

Ranked by the number of official rounds each occupation was invited in — compiled by ImmiTrend from official round results.

  1. 1Registered Nurses nec5 rounds
  2. 2Carpenter5 rounds
  3. 3Secondary School Teacher5 rounds
  4. 4Social Worker5 rounds
  5. 5General Practitioner5 rounds

Rising & falling

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Rising

Est.

Biggest increase in estimated invitations, FY2025-26 vs FY2024-25.

  1. 1Registered Nurses nec1,660 last FY+2,732
  2. 2Carpenter696 last FY+1,788
  3. 3Registered Nurse (Aged Care)266 last FY+737
  4. 4Solicitor127 last FY+718
  5. 5Secondary School Teacher518 last FY+653
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Falling

Est.

Biggest decrease in estimated invitations, FY2025-26 vs FY2024-25.

  1. 1Civil Engineering Draftspersonnot inv.1,536 last FY-1,359
  2. 2Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teachernot inv.1,891 last FY-1,052
  3. 3Accountant (General)not inv.678 last FY-678
  4. 4Quantity Surveyornot inv.671 last FY-671
  5. 5Architect876 last FY-656

Newly invited

Est.

First appearance on record — invited in the latest round, with no invitations in any earlier round.

  1. 1Fitter and Turner~2
  2. 2Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic~2
  3. 3Footballer~1
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No longer invited

Est.

Invited earlier in this window but not in the latest round. The figure is their total estimated invitations across the window.

  1. 1Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher4 rounds~2,730 total
  2. 2Civil Engineering Draftsperson4 rounds~1,713 total
  3. 3Painting Trades Worker4 rounds~1,020 total
  4. 4Accountant (General)2 rounds~678 total
  5. 5Quantity Surveyor2 rounds~671 total

Per-occupation invitation counts are estimates — Home Affairs publishes each round's total and each occupation's points cutoff, not per-occupation invite counts. “Most consistently invited” is compiled by ImmiTrend from official round results. The latest round is estimated from the latest pre-round EOI snapshot until its post-round snapshot is published.

Latest-round summary

The 4 June 2026 subclass 189 invitation round

The 4 June 2026 subclass 189 (Points-tested) invitation round issued approximately 10,000 invitations across 140 occupations. Registered Nurses nec received the most invitations (an estimated ~1,524–1,773) at a 75-point cut-off. Compared with the previous round on 13 November 2025, Construction Project Manager rose the most (about +373), while Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher fell the most (about -332). 3 occupations were invited for the first time in our records this round. 18 occupations invited in the previous round received no invitations this round, including Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher, Chemical Engineer, Painting Trades Worker.

Invitation counts are ImmiTrend estimates reconciled to the official round total; cut-offs are ranked by points, then Date of Effect. Source: SkillSelect EOI data, updated after the 4 June 2026 round.

OccupationANZSCOEst. invitationsCut-off
Registered Nurses nec254499~1,524–1,77375
Carpenter331212~656–76365
Secondary School Teacher241411~487–56775
Social Worker272511~404–47075
Construction Project Manager133111~402–46880
Solicitor271311~386–44980
General Practitioner253111~347–40475
Medical Practitioners nec253999~268–31275

How to read these 189 invitation trends

Australia's Department of Home Affairs publishes, for each SkillSelect subclass 189 round, the total number of invitations and the minimum points cutoff for each occupation — but not how many invitations each occupation received. ImmiTrend estimates per-occupation invitations from the latest pre-round EOI snapshot and the published cutoff, then tracks how those estimates move round over round.

Use the window selector to compare this financial year, the last two, or the full history, and Top 5/10/20 to widen each list. “Most consistently invited” is computed entirely from official round results and compiled by ImmiTrend — it counts how many rounds each occupation appeared in. The rising and falling lists rank by the trend across the window, with each occupation's latest round-over-round change shown alongside.

189 invitation trends — FAQ

Which occupations get the most subclass 189 invitations?
Over the last two financial years, the occupations with the most estimated subclass 189 invitations are Registered Nurses nec, Carpenter, Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher, Civil Engineering Draftsperson, Secondary School Teacher. Home Affairs publishes each round's total and the points cutoff per occupation, but not per-occupation invitation counts — so this ranks ImmiTrend's per-occupation estimate summed across recent rounds.
Which 189 occupations are newly invited or rising?
Occupations with the biggest recent rise in estimated invitations include Registered Nurses nec, Carpenter, Registered Nurse (Aged Care), Solicitor, Secondary School Teacher. Newly invited occupations — appearing in the latest round for the first time on record — include Fitter and Turner, Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic, Footballer.
Which 189 occupations are no longer invited or falling?
Occupations with the biggest estimated decline include Civil Engineering Draftsperson, Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher, Accountant (General), Quantity Surveyor, Architect. Occupations that were previously invited but received no invitations in the latest round include Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher, Civil Engineering Draftsperson, Accountant (General), Quantity Surveyor, Mechanical Engineer.
How does ImmiTrend estimate per-occupation 189 invitations?
Home Affairs publishes each round's total invitations and the minimum points cutoff per occupation, but not per-occupation counts. ImmiTrend estimates each occupation's share from the latest pre-round EOI snapshot and the published cutoff, then tracks how those estimates move round over round. “Most consistently invited” is compiled by ImmiTrend from official round results.
Is this invitation-trends data official?
Round totals and per-occupation points cutoffs come from the Australian Department of Home Affairs. Per-occupation invitation counts are ImmiTrend estimates. The “Most consistently invited” ranking is computed entirely from official round results, though the ranking itself is compiled by ImmiTrend.
How many invitations were issued in the latest subclass 189 round?
The 4 June 2026 subclass 189 round issued approximately 10,000 invitations across 140 occupations, with Registered Nurses nec receiving the most (an estimated ~1,524–1,773).
Which occupations were invited most in the 4 June 2026 subclass 189 round?
The most-invited occupations in the 4 June 2026 round were: Registered Nurses nec, Carpenter, Secondary School Teacher, Social Worker, Construction Project Manager.
Which occupations stopped getting subclass 189 invitations in the latest round?
In the 4 June 2026 round, 18 occupations that were invited in the previous round received no invitations, including Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher, Chemical Engineer, Painting Trades Worker, Civil Engineering Draftsperson, Civil Engineering Technician.
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