189Federal
85- Est. Invitations
- 26–26
- Salary
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- DOE / EOI
- 14 Oct 2026
Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist 313214
MLTSSLAssessed by Engineers Australia· Unit group 3132 Telecommunications Trades Workers·New to this? Start here
As at November 2026, Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist (ANZSCO 313214) is still invited through the subclass 189: the 15 October 2026 round invited it at 85 points, for EOIs with a date of effect up to 14 October 2026 (an estimated 26 invitations, 16.3% of its 160 EOIs at 65+). The October 2026 189 pool holds 162 EOIs (0 at 85+ points), with 170 in 190 and 221 in 491. Latest state cut-offs: 190 at 80 points (3 December 2025) and 491 at 80 points (12 May 2025), community reported. One state lists the occupation for 190 or 491. The 189 cut-off ranged 65–90 over the last 5 rounds, rising.
An EOI is ranked by points, then date of effect. 190 and 491 cut-offs (state nomination) are community reported.
189Skilled Independent
2 of 4 rounds85pts
15 Oct · DOE 14 Oct 2026
1–4 visas 2025-26*
190State nominated
1 states list it80pts
3 Dec 2025
3 visas 2024-25
491Regional, state or family
1 states list it80pts
12 May 2025
7–10 visas 2025-26*
186Employer sponsored
LargestNo points test
485 → work → 482 or 186
10 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 | 162 | 0 | 85 · 15 Oct 2026 |
| VICopen | 101 | 17 | 190 · 80 · 3 Dec 2025 |
| WANot listed | 77 | 19 | – |
| SANot listed | 58 | 12 | – |
| QLDNot listed | 53 | 12 | – |
| NSWNot listed | 39 | 8 | – |
| TASNot listed | 37 | 3 | – |
| ACTNot listed | 27 | 5 | – |
| NTNot listed | 23 | 3 | 491 · 80 · 12 May 2025 |
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
- 85 or more95 EOIs at that score or higher.
- 80Your date of effect decides within the score.
- Below 80Below the recent 189 cut-offs. Check the state lists for nomination.
Subclass 189 wait estimates · October 2026 EOI pool
| 80 | |
|---|---|
| Ahead | 17 |
| Met the cut-off | 2/5 |
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 5 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 Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist?
Likely at 85 points or more. Invited in 5 recent 189 rounds.
Last 189 round · 15 October 2026
- Cut-off
- 85 pts
- June: not invited
- Date of effect
- invited at 85 up to here
- Est. invited
- 26
- Telecommunications Trades Workers: 84–89
- Queue invited
- 16.3%
- 26 of 160 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 4 occupations in Telecommunications Trades Workers, not just Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist
500est. ceiling439est. 189 places350–355est. left after 15 Oct
19–20%
61 to 186 / 190 / 49184–89 invited by 189open
15 Oct cut-off for the whole group: 85 pts · DOE 31 Jan 2025 – 14 Oct 2026
Who shares these places · 4 occupations
| Occupation | Est. invited this FY | EOIs ≥ 85 pts | In pool |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist313214THIS | 26 | 0 | 162 |
| Telecommunications Network Planner313213 | 34–38 | 4 | 453 |
| Telecommunications Field Engineer313212 | 23–24 | 1 | 133 |
| Radiocommunications Technician313211 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3132 total | 84–89 | 5 | 749 |
ImmiTrend estimate — official figures not yet published. FY2025-26 official: 500 ceiling, 438 remaining · How we estimate · All occupation ceilings →
If a round is heldcut-off by round size, custom number, full prediction row
If 10 invited
80DOE ≤ Dec 25
If 20 invited
75DOE ≤ Mar 25
If 50 invited
75DOE ≤ May 26
If 100 invited
65DOE ≤ Apr 25
If 200 invited
All invited (162)
If 500 invited
All invited (162)
If 1000 invited
All invited (162)
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 | 85 | 26–26 | 349–354 | 75DOE ≤ Mar 25 | 75DOE ≤ Mar 25 | 162 | 0 | 438 |
More 189 chartsqueue age, invitations per round, points gauge
Points reality gaugeyour points against those invited
Point Reality Gauge
- Points are rising. Recent invited scores for Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist are rising, which suggests competition may be increasing. Higher points generally improve 189 ranking; 190/491 outcomes still depend on each state and territory's policy and priorities.
- Still 20 points above the EOI minimum. Despite current trends, Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist remains competitive. Applicants significantly below 85 points are unlikely to receive invitations soon.
- 1 round so far in 2026-27. Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist 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 Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist?
VIC lists Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist for 2026-27; its program is 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
- 101 EOIs · 17 at 85+ · most at 65
- Last invited
- 190 at 80 · 3 Dec 2025 (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 · 1 × 491 · 2 × 186 · 0 × 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| open | Not listed | 16 | 23 | 8 | – | – / – | 1 | All NSW data | |
| open | 190, 491 | 53 | 48 | 17 | 190 · 80 · 3 Dec 2025 | 900 / – | 1 | All VIC data | |
| open | Not listed | 19 | 34 | 12 | – | – / – | 4 | All QLD data | |
| open · onshore only | Not listed | 29 | 29 | 12 | – | – / – | 5 | All SA data | |
| open | Not listed | 31 | 46 | 19 | – | – / – | 0 | All WA data | |
| open | Not listed | 16 | 21 | 3 | – | 1,250 / 800 | 1 | All TAS data | |
| closed | Not listed | 8 | 15 | 3 | 491 · 80 · 12 May 2025 | – / – | 0 | All NT data | |
| open | Not listed | 13 | 14 | 5 | – | – / – | 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 3 community-reported 190 and 491 invitations for Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist, the median was 80 points.
Cut-off history
Where it ranks · 189
Outside top 50 by volume
of 170 occupations invited
▲ Rising
⋯
This occupation · most invited →least invited
27 invites last 2 FY · busiest 8,043 · typical 52
Most consistently invited
invited 2 of 4 roundsOccasional
oldest → newest · filled = invited
Year over year
1last FY · 3 rounds
26so far · 1 round
▲ +7700% per roundRound to round · last 2 FY
1
26
9085
▲ 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 | 85 | 26–26 | — | 14 Oct 2026 | |
| 3 Dec 2025 | 190 | VICCommunity | 80 | — | — | — | |
| 13 Nov 2025 | 189 | Federal | 90 | 1–1 | — | — | |
| 12 May 2025 | 491 | NTCommunity | 80 | — | — | — | |
| 7 Nov 2024 | 189 | Federal | 90 | 1–2 | — | — | |
| 11 Sep 2024 | 491 | VICCommunity | 95 | — | — | — | |
| 8 Dec 2022 | 189 | Federal | 65 | ~46Est. | — | — | |
| 8 Dec 2022 | 491 | Federal | 65 | — | — | — |
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- 190VICCommunity80
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How many Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist visas are actually granted?
22 skilled visas for Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist in 2024-25, the 224th most of 581 occupations. 2025-26, provisional: 7–10 × 491, 1–4 × 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.
| Visa | Share of total | 2024-25 | 2025-26* | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | — | −41% | ||
45% | 10 | — | — | |
41% | 97–10* | 7–10 | — | |
14% | 3 | — | — | |
0% | 01–4* | 1–4 | — | |
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 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| 2017-18 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020-21 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 37 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-26* | — | — | — | 7–10 | 1–4 | — |
Where they were granted
Employer location, 2024-25. Coloured by how each state's share of Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist 186 grants compares with its usual share of all 186 grants.
- 1NSWToo few to saytoo few to compare4
- 2WAToo few to saytoo few to compare4
- 3VICToo few to saytoo few to compare2
- 4QLDToo few to saytoo few to compare0
- 5SAToo 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.
- 1India38.9%
- 2Philippines16.7%
- 3Sri Lanka8.3%
- 4Colombia5.6%
- 5Pakistan4.2%
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 Engineers Australia, an English test result and at least 65 points. Study and graduate (485) time in Australia count.
Questions
What points do you need for Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist subclass 189?
Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist last invited (189) 15 October 2026 at 85 points; ranged 65–90 over its last 5 invited rounds. At 85 points, EOIs with a date of effect up to 14 October 2026 were invited.
Was I invited in the 15 October 2026 189 round as Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist?
In the 15 October 2026 round, Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist EOIs at 90 points or more were invited; at 85 points, those with a date of effect on or before 14 October 2026; at 80 or less, none. ImmiTrend estimates 26 invitations to this occupation (84–89 to unit group 3132), 16.3% of its 160 EOIs at 65+ points.
Is the Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist subclass 189 cut-off rising or easing?
Rising: across the last 5 189 rounds the Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist cut-off ranged 65–90, from 70 (22 August 2022) to 85 (15 October 2026).
Is 85, 90 or 95 points enough to be invited for Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist (subclass 189)?
Over Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist's last 5 invited 189 rounds (latest 15 October 2026) cut-offs ranged 65–90. Met: 95: 5 of 5, 90: 5 of 5, 85: 3 of 5, 80: 2 of 5, 75: 2 of 5, 70: 2 of 5. At 85 points, EOIs with a date of effect up to 14 October 2026 were invited.
What are the latest 190 and 491 cut-offs for Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist?
For Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist: subclass 190 was last invited at 80 points (3 December 2025). subclass 491 was last invited at 80 points (12 May 2025).
How do I compare to applicants who got invited for Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist?
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 Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist; samples may be incomplete.
Which states nominate Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist for 190/491?
Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist is on the current 190/491 state nomination lists of: VIC. 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 Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist?
About 350–355 subclass 189 places are estimated left in FY2026-27 after the 15 October 2026 round for Telecommunications Trades Workers, the unit group's 4 occupations together, Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist included, of 439 for the year. Home Affairs has not yet published FY2026-27 occupation ceilings, so the places are an ImmiTrend estimate.
How often are Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist invitation rounds held?
Subclass 189: 1 federal round so far in FY2026-27 (15 October 2026); Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist received invitations in 1 of them. State nominations in FY2025-26: subclass 190 invitations on 1 round date and subclass 491 on none (VIC; 80–80 points).
How many Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist visas were granted in 2024-25?
22 main applicants: 10 through 186, 9 through 491 and 3 through 190.
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.