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Medical Laboratory Scientist 234611

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As at November 2026, Medical Laboratory Scientist (ANZSCO 234611) 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 31 August 2026 (an estimated 143–168 invitations, 24% of its 597 EOIs at 65+). The October 2026 189 pool holds 592 EOIs (16 at 85+ points), with 1,306 in 190 and 1,128 in 491. Latest state cut-offs: 190 at 95 points (26 March 2026) and 491 at 90 points (10 September 2026), community reported. Three states list the occupation for 190 or 491. The 189 cut-off ranged 75–90 over the last 6 rounds.

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 31 Aug 2026
69–78 visas 2025-26*
190State nominated
3 states list it
95pts
26 Mar 2026 · → from 95
20–29 visas 2025-26*
491Regional, state or family
3 states list it
90pts
10 Sept 2026
4–16 visas 2025-26*
186Employer sponsored
Employer
No points test
485 → work → 482 or 186
7 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
189Eligible5921680 · 15 Oct 2026
VICopen486193190 · 95 · 26 Mar 2026
WAopen420197190 · 80 · 5 Mar 2026
QLDopen276110190 · 85 · 18 Nov 2025
SANot listed463176190 · 70 · 5 Jan 2026
NSWNot listed420177–
ACTNot listed24199491 · 85 · 10 Dec 2025
NTNot listed19978491 · 90 · 10 Sept 2026
TASNot listed15858–

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 more1,718 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

80859095
Ahead551662
Met the cut-off4/65/66/66/6
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 a Medical Laboratory Scientist?

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
143–168
unit group 2346
Queue invited
24%
143 of 597 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

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189 places this financial year

FY2026-27 · estimated

500est. ceiling464est. 189 places296–321est. left after 15 Oct

31–36%
36 to 186 / 190 / 491143–168 invited by 189open

ImmiTrend estimate — official figures not yet published. FY2025-26 official: 500 ceiling, 487 remaining · How we estimate · All occupation ceilings →

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If 10 invited

85DOE ≤ Oct 26

If 20 invited

80DOE ≤ Sept 26

If 50 invited

80DOE ≤ Oct 26

If 100 invited

75DOE ≤ Nov 25

If 200 invited

75DOE ≤ July 26

If 500 invited

65DOE ≤ May 26

If 1000 invited

All invited (586)

Or calculate a custom number

189 prediction — full row

Last roundCutoffOct 26Spots left (FY)If floor invitedIf anchored invitedActive EOIsAt/aboveCeiling remaining
Oct 2680143–168319–34475DOE ≤ Apr 2675DOE ≤ May 2658655487

Grants (190/491/ENS) · 2025-26

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Points reality gaugeyour points against those invited

Point Reality Gauge

  • Points are stable. The minimum invited score has remained consistent over recent rounds, though the next round can still move with round size and EOI pool changes.
  • Still 15 points above the EOI minimum. Despite current trends, Medical Laboratory Scientist remains competitive. Applicants significantly below 80 points are unlikely to receive invitations soon.
  • 1 round so far in 2026-27. Medical Laboratory Scientist 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 a Medical Laboratory Scientist?

Three states list Medical Laboratory Scientist for 2026-27: 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

VictoriaOpen

190 · since 26 Oct 2026

This occupation
Listed for 190 and 491
190 + 491 queue
486 EOIs · 193 at 85+ · most at 80
Last invited
190 at 95 · 26 Mar 2026 (community)
Next expected
Rounds through the year; no set dates
Places 2026-27
190: 900 places, 0 used · 491: – places, 0 used
Grants 2024-25
0 × 190 · 0 × 491 · 3 × 186 · 25 × 189
Note
First round expected in November, then roughly monthly (15 Oct briefing). ROI $60, once per program year; nomination $180.
VIC program page ↗All VIC 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
openNot listed249171177–– / –0All NSW data
open190, 491314172193190 · 95 · 26 Mar 2026900 / –0All VIC data
open190, 491155121110190 · 85 · 18 Nov 2025– / –0All QLD data
open · onshore onlyNot listed251212176190 · 70 · 5 Jan 2026– / –4All SA data
open190, 491190230197190 · 80 · 5 Mar 2026– / –0All WA data
openNot listed827658–1,250 / 8001All TAS data
closedNot listed9510478491 · 90 · 10 Sept 2026– / –0All NT data
openNot listed12611599491 · 85 · 10 Dec 2025– / –1All 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 11 community-reported 190 and 491 invitations for Medical Laboratory Scientist, the median was 85 points.

Cut-off history

Where it ranks · 189

#32
of 170 occupations invited
▲ Top 18%▲ Rising
#32
This occupation · most invited →least invited

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

Most consistently invited

invited 4 of 4 rounds

oldest → newest · filled = invited

Year over year

195
last FY · 3 rounds
168
so far · 1 round
▲ +158% per round

Round to round · last 2 FY

6
31
158
168
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
    143–168
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    31 Aug 2026
  • 491NTCommunity
    90
    Est. Invitations
    —
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189Federal
    80
    Est. Invitations
    136–158
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 190VICCommunity
    95
    Est. Invitations
    —
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 190VICCommunity
    95
    Est. Invitations
    —
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • N/AWAOfficial
    80
    Est. Invitations
    —
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • N/AWAOfficial
    85
    Est. Invitations
    —
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 190SACommunity
    70
    Est. Invitations
    —
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
FederalSkillSelectOfficialState governmentCommunityCrowdsourced

How many Medical Laboratory Scientist visas are actually granted?

111 skilled visas for Medical Laboratory Scientist in 2024-25, the 94th most of 581 occupations. 2025-26, provisional: 69–78 × 189, 20–29 × 190, 4–16 × 491 (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
111−49%
9869–78*−45%
7—
620–29*−74%
04–16*—
0—

494 includes the closed 187 (peak 7 in 2015-16). 491 includes the closed 489 (peak 16 in 2016-17). — 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
Medical Laboratory Scientist visa grants to main applicants, by programme year and visa
YearTotal186190491189494
2015-1613516391007
2016-17156177161097
2017-189517116592
2018-191011682732
2019-2086124212191
2020-212171145151460
2021-2281104713110
2022-2316195343560
2023-2421652391790
2024-25111760980
2025-26*——20–294–1669–78—

Where they were granted

Planned place to live, 2024-25. Coloured by how each state's share of Medical Laboratory Scientist 189 grants compares with its usual share of all 189 grants.

Map of Australia coloured by where Medical Laboratory Scientist 189 grants went compared with usualNew South Wales — 21Victoria — 25Queensland — 11South Australia — 3Western Australia — 13Tasmania — 6Northern Territory — 6Australian Capital Territory — 1NSW21VIC25QLD11SA3WA13TAS6NT6ACT1
  1. 1VICAbout usual29% · usually 38%25
  2. 2NSWAbout usual24% · usually 29%21
  3. 3WAMore than usual15% · usually 9.8%13
  4. 4QLDAbout usual13% · usually 14%11
  5. 5TASToo few to saytoo few to compare6
  6. 6NTToo few to saytoo few to compare6
  7. 7SAToo few to saytoo few to compare3
  8. 8ACTToo few to saytoo few to compare1
  • More than usual (1.3× or more)
  • About usual
  • Less than usual (under 0.75×)
  • Too few to say (under 10)
All 189 grants by state

Who was granted

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

  1. 1Philippines32.4%
  2. 2China13.9%
  3. 3India8.8%
  4. 4Malaysia5.1%
  5. 5Nepal4.9%
60%
applied from within Australia in 2024-2567 of 111 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 AIMS, an English test result and at least 65 points. Study and graduate (485) time in Australia count.

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Questions

What points do you need for Medical Laboratory Scientist subclass 189?

Medical Laboratory Scientist last invited (189) 15 October 2026 at 80 points; ranged 75–90 over its last 6 invited rounds. At 80 points, EOIs with a date of effect up to 31 August 2026 were invited.

Was I invited in the 15 October 2026 189 round as Medical Laboratory Scientist?

In the 15 October 2026 round, Medical Laboratory Scientist EOIs at 85 points or more were invited; at 80 points, those with a date of effect on or before 31 August 2026; at 75 or less, none. ImmiTrend estimates 143–168 invitations, 24% of the 597 EOIs at 65+ points.

Is the Medical Laboratory Scientist subclass 189 cut-off rising or easing?

Flat: across the last 6 189 rounds the Medical Laboratory Scientist cut-off ranged 75–90, from 75 (5 September 2024) to 80 (15 October 2026).

Is 85, 90 or 95 points enough to be invited for Medical Laboratory Scientist (subclass 189)?

Over Medical Laboratory Scientist's last 6 invited 189 rounds (latest 15 October 2026) cut-offs ranged 75–90. Met: 95: 6 of 6, 90: 6 of 6, 85: 5 of 6, 80: 4 of 6, 75: 2 of 6. 70 or below: none. At 80 points, EOIs with a date of effect up to 31 August 2026 were invited.

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What are the latest 190 and 491 cut-offs for Medical Laboratory Scientist?

For Medical Laboratory Scientist: subclass 190 was last invited at 95 points (26 March 2026). subclass 491 was last invited at 90 points (10 September 2026).

How do I compare to applicants who got invited for Medical Laboratory Scientist?

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 Medical Laboratory Scientist; samples may be incomplete.

Which states nominate Medical Laboratory Scientist for 190/491?

Medical Laboratory Scientist is on the current 190/491 state nomination lists of: 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 Medical Laboratory Scientist?

About 296–321 subclass 189 places are estimated left for Medical Laboratory Scientist in FY2026-27 after the 15 October 2026 round, of 464 for the year. Home Affairs has not yet published FY2026-27 occupation ceilings, so the places are an ImmiTrend estimate.

How often are Medical Laboratory Scientist invitation rounds held?

Subclass 189: 1 federal round so far in FY2026-27 (15 October 2026); Medical Laboratory Scientist received invitations in 1 of them. State nominations in FY2026-27: subclass 190 invitations on no round dates and subclass 491 on 1 round date (NT; 90–90 points).

How many Medical Laboratory Scientist visas were granted in 2024-25?

111 main applicants: 98 through 189, 7 through 186 and 6 through 190.

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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