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Occupational Therapist 252411
MLTSSLVIC 2026–27 priority: HealthcareAssessed by OTC· Unit group 2524 Occupational Therapists·New to this? Start here
As at November 2026, Occupational Therapist (ANZSCO 252411) is still invited through the subclass 189: the 15 October 2026 round invited it at 70 points, for EOIs with a date of effect up to 20 November 2025 (an estimated 301–317 invitations, 58% of its 519 EOIs at 65+). The October 2026 189 pool holds 282 EOIs (2 at 85+ points), with 699 in 190 and 307 in 491. Latest state cut-offs: 190 at 80 points (10 November 2026) and 491 at 75 points (9 April 2025), community reported. Four states list the occupation for 190 or 491. The 189 cut-off ranged 70–80 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 round70pts
15 Oct · DOE 20 Nov 2025
146–155 visas 2025-26*
190State nominated
4 states list it80pts
10 Nov 2026 · ▼ from 85
117–123 visas 2025-26*
491Regional, state or family
4 states list it75pts
9 Apr 2025
3–12 visas 2025-26*
186Employer sponsored
EmployerNo points test
485 → work → 482 or 186
63 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 |
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| 189Eligible | 282 | 2 | 70 · 15 Oct 2026 |
| VICopen | 293 | 40 | 190 · VPT 675 · 10 Nov 2026 |
| NSWopen | 232 | 37 | 190 · 65 · 25 Nov 2025 |
| WAopen | 212 | 49 | 190 · 80 · 5 Mar 2026 |
| QLDopen | 176 | 21 | 190 · 90 · 5 May 2026 |
| SANot listed | 148 | 19 | 491 · 85 · 30 Oct 2024 |
| ACTNot listed | 83 | 9 | – |
| TASNot listed | 63 | 4 | – |
| NTNot listed | 58 | 8 | – |
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
- 70 or more977 EOIs at that score or higher.
- 65Your date of effect decides within the score.
- Below 65Below the recent 189 cut-offs. Check the state lists for nomination.
Subclass 189 wait estimates · October 2026 EOI pool
| 80 | 85 | 90 | |
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| Ahead | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Met the cut-off | 6/6 | 6/6 | 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 Occupational Therapist?
Likely at 70 points or more. Invited in 6 recent 189 rounds.
Last 189 round · 15 October 2026
- Cut-off
- 70 pts
- June: 75, so 5 lower
- Date of effect
- invited at 70 up to here
- Est. invited
- 301–317
- unit group 2524
- Queue invited
- 58%
- 301 of 519 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 80 for this round. See the scorecard →
189 places this financial year
FY2026-27 · estimated1,608est. ceiling1,442est. 189 places1,125–1,141est. left after 15 Oct
21–22%
166 to 186 / 190 / 491301–317 invited by 189open
ImmiTrend estimate — official figures not yet published. FY2025-26 official: 1,192 ceiling, 1,008 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 ≤ Oct 26
If 20 invited
70DOE ≤ Dec 25
If 50 invited
70DOE ≤ Apr 26
If 100 invited
70DOE ≤ Aug 26
If 200 invited
65DOE ≤ July 26
If 500 invited
All invited (281)
If 1000 invited
All invited (281)
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 |
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| Oct 26 | 70 | 301–317 | 691–707 | All invited (281) | All invited (281) | 281 | 149 | 1,008 |
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 75 to 70 over the past 3 rounds — this can reflect round size, occupation allocation or EOI pool changes.
- Still 5 points above the EOI minimum. Despite easing, Occupational Therapist remains competitive. Applicants significantly below 70 points are unlikely to receive invitations soon.
- 1 round so far in 2026-27. Occupational Therapist 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 Occupational Therapist?
Four states list Occupational Therapist for 2026-27: NSW, VIC, QLD and WA are open.
Program status 2026-27
OpenOnshore onlyOpeningPaused or closedNot listed
VictoriaOpen
190 · since 26 Oct 2026
- This occupation
- Listed for 190 and 491
- 190 + 491 queue
- 293 EOIs · 40 at 85+ · most at 75
- Last invited
- 190 · VPT 675 · 10 Nov 2026 · 1 report
- Next expected
- Rounds through the year; no set dates
- Places 2026-27
- 190: 900 places, 0 used · 491: – places, 0 used
- Grants 2024-25
- 21 × 190 · 2 × 491 · 12 × 186 · 42 × 189
- Note
- First round expected in November, then roughly monthly (15 Oct briefing). ROI $60, once per program year; nomination $180.
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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 |
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| open | 190, 491 | 174 | 58 | 37 | 190 · 65 · 25 Nov 2025 | – / – | 68 | All NSW data | |
| open | 190, 491 | 235 | 58 | 40 | 190 · VPT 675 · 10 Nov 2026 | 900 / – | 23 | All VIC data | |
| open | 190, 491 | 127 | 49 | 21 | 190 · 90 · 5 May 2026 | – / – | 8 | All QLD data | |
| open · onshore only | Not listed | 96 | 52 | 19 | 491 · 85 · 30 Oct 2024 | – / – | 10 | All SA data | |
| open | 190, 491 | 139 | 73 | 49 | 190 · 80 · 5 Mar 2026 | – / – | 5 | All WA data | |
| open | Not listed | 37 | 26 | 4 | – | 1,250 / 800 | 4 | All TAS data | |
| closed | Not listed | 36 | 22 | 8 | – | – / – | 0 | All NT data | |
| open | Not listed | 53 | 30 | 9 | – | – / – | 2 | 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
From 20 community-reported 190 and 491 invitations for Occupational Therapist, the median was 80 points.
Cut-off history
Where it ranks · 189
#19
of 170 occupations invited
▲ Top 11%▲ Rising
#19
This occupation · most invited →least invited
670 invites last 2 FY · busiest 8,043 · typical 52
Most consistently invited
invited 4 of 4 rounds
oldest → newest · filled = invited
Year over year
353last FY · 3 rounds
317so far · 1 round
▲ +169% per roundRound to round · last 2 FY
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317
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▲ Rising · invites per round · number under a bar = 189 cut-off
Minimum points invited, by source
Dashed line = the 65-point pass mark
Round History
Source:
| Date | Subclass | Source | Points | Est. Invitations | Salary | DOE / EOI | |
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| 10 Nov 2026 | 190 | VICCommunity | 80 | — | — | — | |
| 10 Nov 2026 | 190 | VICCommunity | VPT 675 | — | — | — | |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 189 | Federal | 70 | 301–317 | — | 20 Nov 2025 | |
| 4 Jun 2026 | 189 | Federal | 75 | 102–119 | — | — | |
| 5 May 2026 | 190 | QLDCommunity | 90 | — | — | — | |
| 5 Mar 2026 | N/A | WAOfficial | 80 | — | — | — | |
| 1 Feb 2026 | N/A | WAOfficial | 80 | — | — | — | |
| 3 Dec 2025 | 190 | VICCommunity | 85 | — | — | — |
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How many Occupational Therapist visas are actually granted?
329 skilled visas for Occupational Therapist in 2024-25, the 41st most of 581 occupations. 2025-26, provisional: 146–155 × 189, 117–123 × 190, 3–12 × 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.
| Visa | Share of total | 2024-25 | 2025-26* | Change |
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| 329 | — | −23% | ||
44% | 145146–155* | 146–155 | −42% | |
35% | 116117–123* | 117–123 | −16% | |
19% | 63 | — | +97% | |
1% | 43–12* | 3–12 | — | |
0% | 1 | — | — |
491 includes the closed 489 (peak 6 in 2017-18). — 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 |
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| 2015-16 | 123 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 97 | 1 |
| 2016-17 | 102 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 91 | 1 |
| 2017-18 | 91 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 63 | 3 |
| 2018-19 | 83 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 49 | 1 |
| 2019-20 | 86 | 9 | 57 | 8 | 10 | 2 |
| 2020-21 | 98 | 11 | 48 | 25 | 10 | 4 |
| 2021-22 | 150 | 46 | 78 | 22 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022-23 | 383 | 46 | 112 | 14 | 200 | 11 |
| 2023-24 | 427 | 32 | 138 | 5 | 252 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | 329 | 63 | 116 | 4 | 145 | 1 |
| 2025-26* | — | — | 117–123 | 3–12 | 146–155 | — |
Where they were granted
Planned place to live, 2024-25. Coloured by how each state's share of Occupational Therapist 189 grants compares with its usual share of all 189 grants.
- 1VICAbout usual30% · usually 38%42
- 2WAMore than usual24% · usually 9.8%33
- 3NSWLess than usual20% · usually 29%28
- 4QLDMore than usual18% · usually 14%25
- 5ACTToo few to saytoo few to compare5
- 6SAToo few to saytoo few to compare4
- 7NTToo few to saytoo few to compare1
- 8TASToo 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.
- 1Hong Kong16.3%
- 2China15.9%
- 3Philippines12.7%
- 4South Africa11.9%
- 5United Kingdom6.2%
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 OTC, an English test result and at least 65 points. Study and graduate (485) time in Australia count.
Questions
What points do you need for Occupational Therapist subclass 189?
Occupational Therapist last invited (189) 15 October 2026 at 70 points; ranged 70–80 over its last 6 invited rounds. At 70 points, EOIs with a date of effect up to 20 November 2025 were invited.
Was I invited in the 15 October 2026 189 round as Occupational Therapist?
In the 15 October 2026 round, Occupational Therapist EOIs at 75 points or more were invited; at 70 points, those with a date of effect on or before 20 November 2025; at 65 or less, none. ImmiTrend estimates 301–317 invitations, 58% of the 519 EOIs at 65+ points.
Is the Occupational Therapist subclass 189 cut-off rising or easing?
Easing: across the last 6 189 rounds the Occupational Therapist cut-off ranged 70–80, from 75 (5 September 2024) to 70 (15 October 2026).
Is 85, 90 or 95 points enough to be invited for Occupational Therapist (subclass 189)?
Over Occupational Therapist's last 6 invited 189 rounds (latest 15 October 2026) cut-offs ranged 70–80. Met: 95: 6 of 6, 90: 6 of 6, 85: 6 of 6, 80: 6 of 6, 75: 5 of 6, 70: 1 of 6. At 70 points, EOIs with a date of effect up to 20 November 2025 were invited.
What are the latest 190 and 491 cut-offs for Occupational Therapist?
For Occupational Therapist: subclass 190 was last invited at 80 points (10 November 2026). subclass 491 was last invited at 80 points (13 November 2025).
How do I compare to applicants who got invited for Occupational Therapist?
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 Occupational Therapist; samples may be incomplete.
Which states nominate Occupational Therapist for 190/491?
Occupational Therapist 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 Occupational Therapist?
About 1125–1141 subclass 189 places are estimated left for Occupational Therapist in FY2026-27 after the 15 October 2026 round, of 1442 for the year. Home Affairs has not yet published FY2026-27 occupation ceilings, so the places are an ImmiTrend estimate.
How often are Occupational Therapist invitation rounds held?
Subclass 189: 1 federal round so far in FY2026-27 (15 October 2026); Occupational Therapist received invitations in 1 of them. State nominations in FY2026-27: subclass 190 invitations on 1 round date and subclass 491 on none (VIC; 80–80 points).
How many Occupational Therapist visas were granted in 2024-25?
329 main applicants: 145 through 189, 116 through 190, 63 through 186, 4 through 491 and 1 through 494.
Last updated 10 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.