189Federal
80- Est. Invitations
- 12–12
- Salary
- —
- DOE / EOI
- 24 Aug 2026
Optometrist 251411
MLTSSLVIC 2026–27 priority: HealthcareAssessed by OCANZ· Unit group 2514 Optometrists and Orthoptists·New to this? Start here
As at November 2026, Optometrist (ANZSCO 251411) 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 24 August 2026 (an estimated 12 invitations, 27.9% of its 43 EOIs at 65+). The October 2026 189 pool holds 36 EOIs (0 at 85+ points), with 26 in 190 and 13 in 491. Latest state cut-offs: 190 at 85 points (1 February 2026), community reported. Two states list the occupation for 190 or 491. The 189 cut-off ranged 75–80 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 round80pts
15 Oct · DOE 24 Aug 2026
7–28 visas 2025-26*
190State nominated
2 states list it85pts
1 Feb 2026
2–8 visas 2025-26*
491Regional, state or family
2 states list it–pts
no round recorded
0 visas 2024-25
186Employer sponsored
EmployerNo 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.
| Pathway | In queue | At 85+ | Last invited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 189Eligible | 36 | 0 | 80 · 15 Oct 2026 |
| VICopen | 12 | 1 | – |
| WAopen | 5 | 1 | 190 · 85 · 1 Feb 2026 |
| QLDNot listed | 17 | 8 | – |
| NSWNot listed | 9 | 1 | – |
| SANot listed | 2 | 0 | – |
| TASNot listed | 0 | 0 | – |
| NTNot listed | – | – | – |
| ACTNot listed | 0 | 0 | – |
See who gets nominated → community-reported 190 and 491 invitations
Checking your access…
Where do you sit in the 189 queue?
What this means at your score and date of effect
- 80 or more29 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
| 80 | |
|---|---|
| Ahead | 4 |
| Met the cut-off | 6/6 |
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 Optometrist?
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
- 12
- unit group 2514
- Queue invited
- 27.9%
- 12 of 43 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 →
189 places this financial year
FY2026-27 · estimated500est. ceiling487est. 189 places475est. left after 15 Oct
2%
13 to 186 / 190 / 49112 invited by 189open
ImmiTrend estimate — official figures not yet published. FY2025-26 official: 500 ceiling, 489 remaining · How we estimate · All occupation ceilings →
If a round is heldcut-off by round size, custom number, full prediction row
If 10 invited
75DOE ≤ Jan 26
If 20 invited
70DOE ≤ Oct 25
If 50 invited
All invited (36)
If 100 invited
All invited (36)
If 200 invited
All invited (36)
If 500 invited
All invited (36)
If 1000 invited
All invited (36)
Or calculate a custom number
189 prediction — full row
| Last round | Cutoff | Oct 26 | Spots left (FY) | If floor invited | If anchored invited | Active EOIs | At/above | Ceiling remaining |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26 | 80 | 12–12 | 477–477 | 75DOE ≤ Feb 26 | 75DOE ≤ Feb 26 | 36 | 4 | 489 |
More 189 chartsqueue age, invitations per round, points gauge
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, Optometrist remains competitive. Applicants significantly below 80 points are unlikely to receive invitations soon.
- 1 round so far in 2026-27. Optometrist 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 Optometrist?
Two states list Optometrist for 2026-27: VIC and WA are open.
Program status 2026-27
OpenOnshore onlyOpeningPaused or closedNot listed
QueenslandOpen
190 · since 6 Nov 2026
- This occupation
- Not listed
- 190 + 491 queue
- 17 EOIs · 8 at 85+ · most at 80
- Last invited
- No Optometrist report yet
- Next expected
- No published rounds; invitations issued as candidates are selected
- Places 2026-27
- 190: – places, 7 used · 491: – places, <5 used
- Grants 2024-25
- 0 × 190 · 0 × 491 · 2 × 186 · 8 × 189
- Note
- Program published 30 Oct with updated pathways, occupation lists and document checklist, and an offshore pathway. Onshore applicants must hold their 2025-26 ATO Notice of Assessment before lodging. Queensland says it does not primarily select on points. Allocation not yet published.
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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
| State | Status | Listed | 190 queue | 491 queue | 85+ | Last cut-off | State places 190 / 491 (all occupations) | 190 + 491 grants | State page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| open | Not listed | 6 | 3 | 1 | – | – / – | 0 | All NSW data | |
| open | 190, 491 | 9 | 3 | 1 | – | 900 / – | 0 | All VIC data | |
| open | Not listed | 11 | 6 | 8 | – | – / – | 0 | All QLD data | |
| open · onshore only | Not listed | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – / – | 0 | All SA data | |
| open | 190, 491 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 190 · 85 · 1 Feb 2026 | – / – | 0 | All WA data | |
| open | Not listed | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1,250 / 800 | 0 | All TAS data | |
| closed | Not listed | 0 | 0 | – | – | – / – | 0 | All NT data | |
| open | Not listed | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – / – | 0 | All ACT data |
Per-state queue chartspoints distribution, queue trend, invited and lodged
Pick a state above to see its three charts
All eight states · 24 charts
Who gets nominatedcommunity-reported 190 and 491 invitations
No community-reported 190 or 491 invitations for Optometrist yet.
Cut-off history
Where it ranks · 189
Outside top 50 by volume
of 170 occupations invited
▼ Falling
⋯
This occupation · most invited →least invited
37 invites last 2 FY · busiest 8,043 · typical 52
Most consistently invited
invited 4 of 4 roundsOccasional
oldest → newest · filled = invited
Year over year
25last FY · 3 rounds
12so far · 1 round
▲ +44% per roundRound to round · last 2 FY
11
6
8
12
80758080
▼ Falling · invites per round · number under a bar = 189 cut-off
Minimum points invited, by source
Dashed line = the 65-point pass mark
Round History
| Date | Subclass | Source | Points | Est. Invitations | Salary | DOE / EOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | 189 | Federal | 80 | 12–12 | — | 24 Aug 2026 | |
| 4 Jun 2026 | 189 | Federal | 80 | 7–8 | — | — | |
| 1 Feb 2026 | N/A | WAOfficial | 85 | — | — | — | |
| 13 Nov 2025 | 189 | Federal | 75 | 5–6 | — | — | |
| 13 Nov 2025 | 491 | Federal | 85 | — | — | — | |
| 21 Aug 2025 | 189 | Federal | 80 | 9–11 | — | — | |
| 7 Nov 2024 | 189 | Federal | 75 | 6–10 | — | — | |
| 5 Sep 2024 | 189 | Federal | 80 | 3–4 | — | — |
- ··
- 189Federal80
- Est. Invitations
- 7–8
- Salary
- —
- DOE / EOI
- —
·· - N/AWAOfficial85
- Est. Invitations
- —
- Salary
- —
- DOE / EOI
- —
·· - 189Federal75
- Est. Invitations
- 5–6
- Salary
- —
- DOE / EOI
- —
·· - 491Federal85
- Est. Invitations
- —
- Salary
- —
- DOE / EOI
- —
·· - 189Federal80
- Est. Invitations
- 9–11
- Salary
- —
- DOE / EOI
- —
·· - 189Federal75
- Est. Invitations
- 6–10
- Salary
- —
- DOE / EOI
- —
·· - 189Federal80
- Est. Invitations
- 3–4
- Salary
- —
- DOE / EOI
- —
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How many Optometrist visas are actually granted?
20 skilled visas for Optometrist in 2024-25, the 238th most of 581 occupations. 2025-26, provisional: 7–28 × 189, 2–8 × 190 (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.
| Visa | Share of total | 2024-25 | 2025-26* | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | — | −5% | ||
65% | 137–28* | 7–28 | — | |
35% | 7 | — | — | |
0% | 02–8* | 2–8 | — | |
0% | 0 | — | — | |
0% | 0 | — | — |
— 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
| Year | Total | 186 | 190 | 491 | 189 | 494 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 |
| 2016-17 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2018-19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2020-21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2025-26* | — | — | 2–8 | — | 7–28 | — |
Where they were granted
Planned place to live, 2024-25. Coloured by how each state's share of Optometrist 189 grants compares with its usual share of all 189 grants.
- 1QLDToo few to saytoo few to compare8
- 2NSWToo few to saytoo few to compare3
- 3VICToo few to saytoo few to compare1
- 4SAToo few to saytoo few to compare0
- 5WAToo few to saytoo few to compare0
- 6TASToo few to saytoo few to compare0
- 7ACTToo few to saytoo few to compare0
- 8NTToo 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)
Who was granted
Country of citizenship, 2022-23 to 2024-25 combined.
- 1China22.7%
- 2Singapore10.7%
- 3Malaysia10.7%
- 4Hong Kong6.7%
- 5South Africa6.7%
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 OCANZ, an English test result and at least 65 points. Study and graduate (485) time in Australia count.
Questions
What points do you need for Optometrist subclass 189?
Optometrist last invited (189) 15 October 2026 at 80 points; ranged 75–80 over its last 6 invited rounds. At 80 points, EOIs with a date of effect up to 24 August 2026 were invited.
Was I invited in the 15 October 2026 189 round as Optometrist?
In the 15 October 2026 round, Optometrist EOIs at 85 points or more were invited; at 80 points, those with a date of effect on or before 24 August 2026; at 75 or less, none. ImmiTrend estimates 12 invitations, 27.9% of the 43 EOIs at 65+ points.
Is the Optometrist subclass 189 cut-off rising or easing?
Flat: across the last 6 189 rounds the Optometrist cut-off ranged 75–80, from 80 (5 September 2024) to 80 (15 October 2026).
Is 85, 90 or 95 points enough to be invited for Optometrist (subclass 189)?
Over Optometrist's last 6 invited 189 rounds (latest 15 October 2026) cut-offs ranged 75–80. Met: 95: 6 of 6, 90: 6 of 6, 85: 6 of 6, 80: 6 of 6, 75: 2 of 6. 70 or below: none. At 80 points, EOIs with a date of effect up to 24 August 2026 were invited.
What are the latest 190 and 491 cut-offs for Optometrist?
For Optometrist: subclass 190 was last invited at 85 points (1 February 2026). subclass 491 was last invited at 85 points (13 November 2025).
How do I compare to applicants who got invited for Optometrist?
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 Optometrist; samples may be incomplete.
Which states nominate Optometrist for 190/491?
Optometrist is on the current 190/491 state nomination lists of: 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 Optometrist?
About 475 subclass 189 places are estimated left for Optometrist in FY2026-27 after the 15 October 2026 round, of 487 for the year. Home Affairs has not yet published FY2026-27 occupation ceilings, so the places are an ImmiTrend estimate.
How often are Optometrist invitation rounds held?
Subclass 189: 1 federal round so far in FY2026-27 (15 October 2026); Optometrist received invitations in 1 of them. State nominations in FY2025-26: subclass 190 invitations on 1 round date and subclass 491 on none (WA; 85–85 points).
How many Optometrist visas were granted in 2024-25?
20 main applicants: 13 through 189 and 7 through 186.
Last updated 2 November 2026Sources:OfficialEstimated
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.