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Engineering Manager 133211

MLTSSLAssessed by Engineers Australia / IML· Unit group 1332 Engineering Managers·New to this? Start here
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As at November 2026, Engineering Manager (ANZSCO 133211) is still invited through the subclass 189: the 15 October 2026 round invited it at 80 points, for EOIs with a date of effect up to 4 August 2026 (an estimated 29–35 invitations, 11.3% of its 256 EOIs at 65+). The October 2026 189 pool holds 286 EOIs (4 at 85+ points), with 1,029 in 190 and 1,280 in 491. Latest state cut-offs: 190 at 85 points (28 May 2025) and 491 at 80 points (6 June 2025), community reported. Four states list the occupation for 190 or 491. The 189 cut-off ranged 80–95 over the last 6 rounds, easing.

An EOI is ranked by points, then date of effect. 190 and 491 cut-offs (state nomination) are community reported.

189Skilled Independent
Every round
80pts
15 Oct · DOE 4 Aug 2026
2–8 visas 2025-26*
190State nominated
3 states list it
85pts
28 May 2025 · → from 85
24–36 visas 2025-26*
491Regional, state or family
4 states list it
80pts
6 June 2025
8–17 visas 2025-26*
186Employer sponsored
Largest
No points test
485 → work → 482 or 186
85 visas 2024-25

Every pathway at a glance

October 2026 EOI pool. State rows count the 190 and 491 queues together, and one person can hold several EOIs. State scores are community reported.

PathwayIn queueAt 85+Last invited
189Eligible286480 · 15 Oct 2026
NSWclosed498123491 · 80 · 6 June 2025
VICopen367100–
QLDopen36193–
WAopen318111–
SANot listed454123–
ACTNot listed25870–
NTNot listed13541491 · 65 · 27 May 2025
TASNot listed8630–

See who gets nominated → community-reported 190 and 491 invitations

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Where do you sit in the 189 queue?

What this means at your score and date of effect

  • 80 or more1,253 EOIs at that score or higher.
  • 75Your date of effect decides within the score.
  • Below 75Below the recent 189 cut-offs. Check the state lists for nomination.

Subclass 189 wait estimates · October 2026 EOI pool

8085
Ahead154
Met the cut-off2/63/6
How these figures are worked outmethod and limits

Subclass 189 invitation rounds have paused since 15 October 2026, so a wait estimate can't be reliably projected while rounds are paused. The queue figures above are current; the wait will depend on when rounds resume.

"Met the cut-off" counts how many of the last 6 subclass-189 rounds your points would have been at or above the round's minimum.

Figures describe observed invitation rounds and the current EOI pool — indicative only, not migration advice.

189 rank can be estimated from points and DOE; 190 and state/territory-nominated 491 are selected by each jurisdiction under its own policy and priorities, so a national EOI queue rank doesn't apply.

Will I get a 189 invitation as an Engineering Manager?

Likely at 80 points or more. Invited in 6 recent 189 rounds.

Last 189 round · 15 October 2026

Cut-off
80 pts
June: also 80
Date of effect
invited at 80 up to here
Est. invited
29–35
unit group 1332
Queue invited
11.3%
29 of 256 at 65+

Cut-off and date of effect: Home Affairs. Invited and queue share: ImmiTrend estimates from the 1 Oct 2026 pool (queue = EOIs at 65+).

All 159 occupations in this round →We predicted 85 for this round. See the scorecard →

Next 189 round

A forecast for the next round is coming.

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189 places this financial year

FY2026-27 · estimated

500est. ceiling351est. 189 places316–322est. left after 15 Oct

8–10%
149 to 186 / 190 / 49129–35 invited by 189open

ImmiTrend estimate — official figures not yet published. FY2025-26 official: 500 ceiling, 374 remaining · How we estimate · All occupation ceilings →

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If 10 invited

80DOE ≤ Sept 26

If 20 invited

75DOE ≤ Jan 25

If 50 invited

75DOE ≤ May 26

If 100 invited

70DOE ≤ Nov 25

If 200 invited

65DOE ≤ July 26

If 500 invited

All invited (284)

If 1000 invited

All invited (284)

Or calculate a custom number

189 prediction — full row

Last roundCutoffOct 26Spots left (FY)If floor invitedIf anchored invitedActive EOIsAt/aboveCeiling remaining
Oct 268029–35339–34575DOE ≤ June 2575DOE ≤ Aug 2528415374

Grants (190/491/ENS) · 2025-26

126

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More 189 chartsqueue age, invitations per round, points gauge
Points reality gaugeyour points against those invited

Point Reality Gauge

  • Points are easing. The minimum invited score has moved from 85 to 80 over the past 3 rounds — this can reflect round size, occupation allocation or EOI pool changes.
  • Still 15 points above the EOI minimum. Despite easing, Engineering Manager remains competitive. Applicants significantly below 80 points are unlikely to receive invitations soon.
  • 1 round so far in 2026-27. Engineering Manager has been invited in 1 invitation round this financial year. The round count alone doesn't indicate future demand or guarantee invitations.

Which state could nominate an Engineering Manager?

Four states list Engineering Manager for 2026-27: NSW, VIC, QLD and WA are open.

Program status 2026-27
Map of Australia: Status by stateNew South Wales — openVictoria — openQueensland — openSouth Australia — Western Australia — openTasmania — openNorthern Territory — closedAustralian Capital Territory — openNSWopenVICopenQLDopenSAWAopenTASopenNTclosedACTopen
OpenOnshore onlyOpeningPaused or closedNot listed

New South WalesOpen

190 · since 15 Oct 2026

This occupation
Listed for 491
190 + 491 queue
498 EOIs · 123 at 85+ · most at 70
Last invited
491 at 80 · 6 June 2025 (community)
Next expected
Rounds through the year
Places 2026-27
190: – places, 11 used · 491: – places, 0 used
Grants 2024-25
19 × 190 · 12 × 491 · 20 × 186 · 0 × 189
Note
NSW Skills List rebuilt to 78 unit groups (16 removed, 15 added). NSW doesn't announce round dates. Allocation not yet published.
NSW program page ↗All NSW data
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Status from state program pages. Queues: SkillSelect, 10/2026. An EOI can nominate several states, so state queues add up to more than the national totals.

All states as a tablestatus, listing, queue, last cut-off, places, grants
StateStatusListed190 queue491 queue85+Last cut-offState places 190 / 491 (all occupations)190 + 491 grantsState page
open491261237123491 · 80 · 6 June 2025– / –31All NSW data
open190, 491187180100–900 / –3All VIC data
open190, 49117418793–– / –3All QLD data
open · onshore onlyNot listed230224123–– / –2All SA data
open190, 49191227111–– / –0All WA data
openNot listed355130–1,250 / 8000All TAS data
closedNot listed409541491 · 65 · 27 May 2025– / –0All NT data
openNot listed12013870–– / –2All ACT data
Per-state queue chartspoints distribution, queue trend, invited and lodged

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All eight states · 24 charts
Who gets nominatedcommunity-reported 190 and 491 invitations

From 10 community-reported 190 and 491 invitations for Engineering Manager, the median was 85 points.

Cut-off history

Where it ranks · 189

Outside top 50 by volume
of 170 occupations invited
▲ Rising
⋯
This occupation · most invited →least invited

106 invites last 2 FY · busiest 8,043 · typical 52

Most consistently invited

invited 4 of 4 roundsOccasional

oldest → newest · filled = invited

Year over year

71
last FY · 3 rounds
35
so far · 1 round
▲ +48% per round

Round to round · last 2 FY

2
22
47
35
90858080

▲ Rising · invites per round · number under a bar = 189 cut-off

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Minimum points invited, by source

Dashed line = the 65-point pass mark

Round History

Source:
  • 189Federal
    80
    Est. Invitations
    29–35
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    4 Aug 2026
  • 189Federal
    80
    Est. Invitations
    40–47
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189Federal
    85
    Est. Invitations
    19–22
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189Federal
    90
    Est. Invitations
    2–2
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 491NSWCommunity
    80
    Est. Invitations
    —
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 190NSWCommunity
    85
    Est. Invitations
    —
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 190NSWCommunity
    75
    Est. Invitations
    —
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 491NTCommunity
    65
    Est. Invitations
    —
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
FederalSkillSelectOfficialState governmentCommunityCrowdsourced

How many Engineering Manager visas are actually granted?

130 skilled visas for Engineering Manager in 2024-25, the 82nd most of 581 occupations. 2025-26, provisional: 24–36 × 190, 8–17 × 491, 2–8 × 189 (186 and 494 not yet published).

25-26* is provisional: the full year to June 2026 for 189, 190 and 491 from a Home Affairs data release. The official release with every visa is expected in late 2026.

Visa2024-25Change
130+44%
85+70%
2524–36*—
168–17*—
42–8*—
0—

494 includes the closed 187 (peak 5 in 2015-16). 491 includes the closed 489 (peak 5 in 2015-16). — means last year had fewer than 20 grants. Tap a colour to show or hide its line. The grey area is the total.

Show the numbers for every year
Engineering Manager visa grants to main applicants, by programme year and visa
YearTotal186190491189494
2015-1612064215255
2016-179662104182
2017-189159113162
2018-19755113461
2019-20522814352
2020-2146382501
2021-2278689001
2022-2312469295210
2023-2490501210180
2024-2513085251640
2025-26*——24–368–172–8—

Where they were granted

Employer location, 2024-25. Coloured by how each state's share of Engineering Manager 186 grants compares with its usual share of all 186 grants.

Map of Australia coloured by where Engineering Manager 186 grants went compared with usualNew South Wales — 20Victoria — 21Queensland — 11South Australia — 8Western Australia — 24Tasmania — 0Northern Territory — 1Australian Capital Territory — 0NSW20VIC21QLD11SA8WA24TAS0NT1ACT0
  1. 1WAMore than usual28% · usually 17%24
  2. 2VICAbout usual25% · usually 25%21
  3. 3NSWLess than usual24% · usually 33%20
  4. 4QLDAbout usual13% · usually 15%11
  5. 5SAToo few to saytoo few to compare8
  6. 6NTToo few to saytoo few to compare1
  7. 7TASToo few to saytoo few to compare0
  8. 8ACTToo few to saytoo few to compare0
  • More than usual (1.3× or more)
  • About usual
  • Less than usual (under 0.75×)
  • Too few to say (under 10)
All 186 grants by state

Who was granted

Country of citizenship, 2022-23 to 2024-25 combined.

  1. 1Iran21.8%
  2. 2United Kingdom21.8%
  3. 3India9.0%
  4. 4South Africa8.7%
  5. 5Pakistan3.2%
63%
applied from within Australia in 2024-2582 of 130 main applicants

Data: July 2015 to June 2025, main applicants only. Occupation is recorded only for main applicants in the Skill stream, so partner, parent, business and 858 visas can't appear here, and temporary visas such as 482 aren't in this data. Source: Department of Home Affairs, BP0068 (CC BY). The views expressed are those of ImmiTrend and not necessarily those of the Department.

Your next step

Before you can submit an EOI you need a positive skills assessment from Engineers Australia / IML, an English test result and at least 65 points. Study and graduate (485) time in Australia count.

Pre-EOI checklistPoints calculator

Questions

What points do you need for Engineering Manager subclass 189?

Engineering Manager last invited (189) 15 October 2026 at 80 points; ranged 80–95 over its last 6 invited rounds. At 80 points, EOIs with a date of effect up to 4 August 2026 were invited.

Was I invited in the 15 October 2026 189 round as Engineering Manager?

In the 15 October 2026 round, Engineering Manager EOIs at 85 points or more were invited; at 80 points, those with a date of effect on or before 4 August 2026; at 75 or less, none. ImmiTrend estimates 29–35 invitations, 11.3% of the 256 EOIs at 65+ points.

Is the Engineering Manager subclass 189 cut-off rising or easing?

Easing: across the last 6 189 rounds the Engineering Manager cut-off ranged 80–95, from 95 (5 September 2024) to 80 (15 October 2026).

Is 85, 90 or 95 points enough to be invited for Engineering Manager (subclass 189)?

Over Engineering Manager's last 6 invited 189 rounds (latest 15 October 2026) cut-offs ranged 80–95. Met: 95: 6 of 6, 90: 5 of 6, 85: 3 of 6, 80: 2 of 6. 75 or below: none. At 80 points, EOIs with a date of effect up to 4 August 2026 were invited.

Check how your own points and Date of Effect rank →

What are the latest 190 and 491 cut-offs for Engineering Manager?

For Engineering Manager: subclass 190 was last invited at 85 points (28 May 2025). subclass 491 was last invited at 80 points (6 June 2025).

How do I compare to applicants who got invited for Engineering Manager?

States and territories issue 190 and 491 invitations under their own policies, not national EOI queue order. Check My Score compares your profile with community-reported invited samples for Engineering Manager; samples may be incomplete.

Which states nominate Engineering Manager for 190/491?

Engineering Manager is on the current 190/491 state nomination lists of: NSW, QLD, VIC, WA. State lists and quotas change each program year — check each state's official list.

How many subclass 189 places are likely left this FY2026-27 for Engineering Manager?

About 316–322 subclass 189 places are estimated left for Engineering Manager in FY2026-27 after the 15 October 2026 round, of 351 for the year. Home Affairs has not yet published FY2026-27 occupation ceilings, so the places are an ImmiTrend estimate.

How often are Engineering Manager invitation rounds held?

Subclass 189: 1 federal round so far in FY2026-27 (15 October 2026); Engineering Manager received invitations in 1 of them. State nominations in FY2024-25: subclass 190 invitations on 4 round dates and subclass 491 on 2 round dates (NSW, NT; 65–85 points).

How many Engineering Manager visas were granted in 2024-25?

130 main applicants: 85 through 186, 25 through 190, 16 through 491 and 4 through 189.

Last updated 2 November 2026Sources:OfficialEstimatedCommunity-reported

EOI snapshot October 2026

Community-reported and estimated figures are indicative and may be incomplete — treat them as a guide, not a guarantee. Official figures come from Home Affairs / SkillSelect.

General information only — not migration advice.

Compiled by ImmiTrend from official SkillSelect data.

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