189Federal
65- Est. Invitations
- 203–206
- Salary
- —
- DOE / EOI
- 29 Sep 2026
Electrical Engineering Technician 312312
MLTSSLVIC 2026–27 priority: ConstructionAssessed by TRA· Unit group 3123 Electrical Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians·New to this? Start here
As at November 2026, Electrical Engineering Technician (ANZSCO 312312) is still invited through the subclass 189: the 15 October 2026 round invited it at 65 points, for EOIs with a date of effect up to 29 September 2026 (an estimated 203–206 invitations, 100% of its 203 EOIs at 65+). The October 2026 189 pool holds 60 EOIs (0 at 85+ points), with 665 in 190 and 1,064 in 491. Latest state cut-offs: 190 at 65 points (15 December 2025) and 491 at 75 points (2 March 2026), community reported. Four states list the occupation for 190 or 491. The 189 cut-off ranged 65–90 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 round65pts
15 Oct · DOE 29 Sept 2026
3 visas 2024-25
190State nominated
4 states list it65pts
15 Dec 2025
8–14 visas 2025-26*
491Regional, state or family
4 states list it75pts
2 Mar 2026
2–8 visas 2025-26*
186Employer sponsored
LargestNo points test
485 → work → 482 or 186
60 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 | 60 | 0 | 65 · 15 Oct 2026 |
| NSWopen | 390 | 63 | 190 · 90 · 2 Apr 2025 |
| QLDopen | 293 | 49 | 190 · 65 · 15 Dec 2025 |
| WAopen | 292 | 64 | – |
| VICopen | 279 | 48 | – |
| SANot listed | 391 | 75 | 491 · 75 · 2 Mar 2026 |
| NTNot listed | 123 | 27 | 491 · 80 · 27 June 2025 |
| ACTNot listed | 121 | 23 | – |
| TASNot listed | 84 | 17 | – |
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
- 65 or more1,633 EOIs at that score or higher.
- 60Your date of effect decides within the score.
- Below 60Below the recent 189 cut-offs. Check the state lists for nomination.
Subclass 189 wait estimates · October 2026 EOI pool
| 80 | |
|---|---|
| Ahead | 1 |
| Met the cut-off | 3/6 |
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 Electrical Engineering Technician?
Likely at 65 points or more. Invited in 6 recent 189 rounds.
Last 189 round · 15 October 2026
- Cut-off
- 65 pts
- June: 80, so 15 lower
- Date of effect
- invited at 65 up to here
- Est. invited
- 203–206
- Electrical Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians: 368–396
- Queue invited
- 100%
- 203 of 203 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 · estimatedShared by all 2 occupations in Electrical Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians, not just Electrical Engineering Technician
500est. ceiling406est. 189 places10–38est. left after 15 Oct
91–98%
94 to 186 / 190 / 491368–396 invited by 189open
15 Oct cut-off for the whole group: 65 pts · DOE 29 Sept – 15 Oct 2026
Who shares these places · 2 occupations
| Occupation | Est. invited this FY | EOIs ≥ 65 pts | In pool |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical Engineering Technician312312THIS | 203–206 | 4 | 60 |
| Electrical Engineering Draftsperson312311 | 165–190 | 17 | 48 |
| 3123 total | 368–396 | 21 | 108 |
ImmiTrend estimate — official figures not yet published. FY2025-26 official: 500 ceiling, 382 remaining · How we estimate · All occupation ceilings →
If a round is heldcut-off by round size, custom number, full prediction row
If 10 invited
60DOE ≤ May 25
If 20 invited
60DOE ≤ May 26
If 50 invited
55DOE ≤ Oct 26
If 100 invited
All invited (60)
If 200 invited
All invited (60)
If 500 invited
All invited (60)
If 1000 invited
All invited (60)
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 | 65 | 203–206 | 0–14 | All invited (60) | All invited (60) | 60 | 4 | 382 |
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 65 over the past 3 rounds — this can reflect round size, occupation allocation or EOI pool changes.
- At or near the EOI minimum. This occupation has recently invited at or near the EOI minimum, but future cut-offs and outcomes can still change.
- 1 round so far in 2026-27. Electrical Engineering Technician 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 Electrical Engineering Technician?
Four states list Electrical Engineering Technician for 2026-27: NSW, VIC, QLD and WA are open.
Program status 2026-27
OpenOnshore onlyOpeningPaused or closedNot listed
South AustraliaOpen
190 · since 22 Oct 2026
- This occupation
- Not listed
- 190 + 491 queue
- 391 EOIs · 75 at 85+ · most at 70
- Last invited
- 491 at 75 · 2 Mar 2026 (community)
- Next expected
- Rolling
- Places 2026-27
- 190: – places, 0 used · 491: – places, 0 used
- Grants 2024-25
- 0 × 190 · 1 × 491 · 3 × 186 · 0 × 189
- Note
- Onshore candidates only: living and working in SA with a visa expiring by 31 Jan 2027. Suitable offshore candidates are invited straight from a SkillSelect EOI (no ROI). Priority sectors: building and construction, defence, education, engineering, health, manufacturing. 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 | 190, 491 | 181 | 209 | 63 | 190 · 90 · 2 Apr 2025 | – / – | 11 | All NSW data | |
| open | 190, 491 | 104 | 175 | 48 | – | 900 / – | 1 | All VIC data | |
| open | 190, 491 | 116 | 177 | 49 | 190 · 65 · 15 Dec 2025 | – / – | 3 | All QLD data | |
| open · onshore only | Not listed | 169 | 222 | 75 | 491 · 75 · 2 Mar 2026 | – / – | 1 | All SA data | |
| open | 190, 491 | 85 | 207 | 64 | – | – / – | 1 | All WA data | |
| open | Not listed | 38 | 46 | 17 | – | 1,250 / 800 | 0 | All TAS data | |
| closed | Not listed | 42 | 81 | 27 | 491 · 80 · 27 June 2025 | – / – | 0 | All NT data | |
| open | Not listed | 50 | 71 | 23 | – | – / – | 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
From 7 community-reported 190 and 491 invitations for Electrical Engineering Technician, the median was 90 points.
Cut-off history
Where it ranks · 189
#34
of 170 occupations invited
▲ Top 20%▲ Rising
#34
This occupation · most invited →least invited
326 invites last 2 FY · busiest 8,043 · typical 52
Most consistently invited
invited 4 of 4 rounds
oldest → newest · filled = invited
Year over year
120last FY · 3 rounds
206so far · 1 round
▲ +415% per roundRound to round · last 2 FY
5
28
87
206
90858065
▲ 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | 189 | Federal | 65 | 203–206 | — | 29 Sep 2026 | |
| 4 Jun 2026 | 189 | Federal | 80 | 75–87 | — | — | |
| 2 Mar 2026 | 491 | SACommunity | 75 | — | — | — | |
| 15 Dec 2025 | 190 | QLDCommunity | 65 | — | — | — | |
| 13 Nov 2025 | 189 | Federal | 85 | 24–28 | — | — | |
| 21 Aug 2025 | 189 | Federal | 90 | 4–5 | — | — | |
| 27 Jun 2025 | 491 | NTCommunity | 80 | — | — | — | |
| 2 Apr 2025 | 190 | NSWCommunity | 90 | — | — | — |
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- 189Federal80
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- Salary
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- Est. Invitations
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- Salary
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·· - 190QLDCommunity65
- Est. Invitations
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- Salary
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- DOE / EOI
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·· - 189Federal85
- Est. Invitations
- 24–28
- Salary
- —
- DOE / EOI
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·· - 189Federal90
- Est. Invitations
- 4–5
- Salary
- —
- DOE / EOI
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·· - 491NTCommunity80
- Est. Invitations
- —
- Salary
- —
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·· - 190NSWCommunity90
- Est. Invitations
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How many Electrical Engineering Technician visas are actually granted?
80 skilled visas for Electrical Engineering Technician in 2024-25, the 118th most of 581 occupations. 2025-26, provisional: 8–14 × 190, 2–8 × 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | — | −34% | ||
75% | 60 | — | −5% | |
13% | 102–8* | 2–8 | — | |
9% | 78–14* | 8–14 | −71% | |
4% | 3 | — | — | |
0% | 0 | — | — |
494 includes the closed 187 (peak 9 in 2015-16). 491 includes the closed 489 (peak 18 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
| Year | Total | 186 | 190 | 491 | 189 | 494 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 88 | 45 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 9 |
| 2016-17 | 125 | 45 | 33 | 18 | 22 | 7 |
| 2017-18 | 88 | 48 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 9 |
| 2018-19 | 57 | 34 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 2019-20 | 75 | 36 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 8 |
| 2020-21 | 63 | 54 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021-22 | 42 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 104 | 46 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 8 |
| 2023-24 | 121 | 63 | 24 | 16 | 17 | 1 |
| 2024-25 | 80 | 60 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025-26* | — | — | 8–14 | 2–8 | — | — |
Where they were granted
Employer location, 2024-25. Coloured by how each state's share of Electrical Engineering Technician 186 grants compares with its usual share of all 186 grants.
- 1NSWAbout usual35% · usually 33%21
- 2WAMore than usual23% · usually 17%14
- 3VICAbout usual22% · usually 25%13
- 4QLDToo few to saytoo few to compare5
- 5SAToo few to saytoo few to compare3
- 6TASToo few to saytoo few to compare2
- 7NTToo few to saytoo few to compare2
- 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)
Who was granted
Country of citizenship, 2022-23 to 2024-25 combined.
- 1Iran18.7%
- 2United Kingdom12.8%
- 3India12.1%
- 4South Africa8.5%
- 5Philippines6.9%
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 TRA, an English test result and at least 65 points. Study and graduate (485) time in Australia count.
Questions
What points do you need for Electrical Engineering Technician subclass 189?
Electrical Engineering Technician last invited (189) 15 October 2026 at 65 points; ranged 65–90 over its last 6 invited rounds. At 65 points, EOIs with a date of effect up to 29 September 2026 were invited.
Was I invited in the 15 October 2026 189 round as Electrical Engineering Technician?
In the 15 October 2026 round, Electrical Engineering Technician EOIs at 70 points or more were invited; at 65 points, those with a date of effect on or before 29 September 2026; at 60 or less, none. ImmiTrend estimates 203–206 invitations to this occupation (368–396 to unit group 3123), 100% of its 203 EOIs at 65+ points.
Is the Electrical Engineering Technician subclass 189 cut-off rising or easing?
Easing: across the last 6 189 rounds the Electrical Engineering Technician cut-off ranged 65–90, from 65 (8 December 2022) to 65 (15 October 2026).
Is 85, 90 or 95 points enough to be invited for Electrical Engineering Technician (subclass 189)?
Over Electrical Engineering Technician's last 6 invited 189 rounds (latest 15 October 2026) cut-offs ranged 65–90. Met: 95: 6 of 6, 90: 6 of 6, 85: 4 of 6, 80: 3 of 6, 75: 2 of 6, 70: 2 of 6. At 65 points, EOIs with a date of effect up to 29 September 2026 were invited.
What are the latest 190 and 491 cut-offs for Electrical Engineering Technician?
For Electrical Engineering Technician: subclass 190 was last invited at 65 points (15 December 2025). subclass 491 was last invited at 75 points (2 March 2026).
How do I compare to applicants who got invited for Electrical Engineering Technician?
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 Electrical Engineering Technician; samples may be incomplete.
Which states nominate Electrical Engineering Technician for 190/491?
Electrical Engineering Technician 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 Electrical Engineering Technician?
About 10–38 subclass 189 places are estimated left in FY2026-27 after the 15 October 2026 round for Electrical Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians, the unit group's 2 occupations together, Electrical Engineering Technician included, of 406 for the year. Home Affairs has not yet published FY2026-27 occupation ceilings, so the places are an ImmiTrend estimate.
How often are Electrical Engineering Technician invitation rounds held?
Subclass 189: 1 federal round so far in FY2026-27 (15 October 2026); Electrical Engineering Technician received invitations in 1 of them. State nominations in FY2025-26: subclass 190 invitations on 1 round date and subclass 491 on 1 round date (QLD, SA; 65–75 points).
How many Electrical Engineering Technician visas were granted in 2024-25?
80 main applicants: 60 through 186, 10 through 491, 7 through 190 and 3 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.