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Sheetmetal Trades Worker 322211

MLTSSLVIC 2026–27 priority: ConstructionAssessed by TRA· Unit group 3222 Sheetmetal Trades Workers·New to this? Start here
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As at November 2026, Sheetmetal Trades Worker (ANZSCO 322211) 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 12 August 2026 (an estimated 12 invitations, 100% of its 12 EOIs at 65+). The October 2026 189 pool holds 2 EOIs (0 at 85+ points), with 16 in 190 and 29 in 491. Four states list the occupation for 190 or 491. The 189 cut-off ranged 65–85 over the last 5 rounds, easing.

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 rounds
65pts
15 Oct · DOE 12 Aug 2026
3 visas 2024-25
190State nominated
4 states list it
–pts
no round recorded
11 visas 2025-26*
491Regional, state or family
4 states list it
–pts
no round recorded
2–8 visas 2025-26*
186Employer sponsored
Largest
No points test
485 → work → 482 or 186
8 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
189Eligible2065 · 15 Oct 2026
WAopen194–
VICopen110–
NSWopen101–
QLDopen50–
SANot listed61–
TASNot listed10–
NTNot listed10–
ACTNot listed00–

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 more39 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

Not enough recent rounds to compute a wait estimate for this subclass.

How these figures are worked outmethod and limits

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 Sheetmetal Trades Worker?

Likely at 65 points or more. Invited in 5 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
12
unit group 3222
Queue invited
100%
12 of 12 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 →

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189 places this financial year

FY2026-27 · estimated

500est. ceiling476est. 189 places464est. left after 15 Oct

3%
24 to 186 / 190 / 49112 invited by 189open

ImmiTrend estimate — official figures not yet published. FY2025-26 official: 500 ceiling, 486 remaining · How we estimate · All occupation ceilings →

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189 prediction — full row

Last roundCutoffOct 26Spots left (FY)If floor invitedIf anchored invitedActive EOIsAt/aboveCeiling remaining
Oct 266512–12474–474All invited (2)All invited (2)20486

Grants (190/491/ENS) · 2025-26

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Point Reality Gauge

  • Points are easing. The minimum invited score has moved from 80 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. Sheetmetal Trades Worker 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 Sheetmetal Trades Worker?

Four states list Sheetmetal Trades Worker for 2026-27: NSW, 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

Western AustraliaOpen

190 · since 16 Sept 2026

This occupation
Listed for 190 and 491
190 + 491 queue
19 EOIs · 4 at 85+ · most at 80
Last invited
No Sheetmetal Trades Worker report yet
Next expected
Monthly rounds
Places 2026-27
190: – places, 17 used · 491: – places, 120 used
Grants 2024-25
0 × 190 · 0 × 491 · 1 × 186 · 0 × 189
Note
Latest round 14 October. Invitation counts by stream and the last-invited lines per occupation are on the WA page. 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
StateStatusListed190 queue491 queue85+Last cut-offState places 190 / 491 (all occupations)190 + 491 grantsState page
open190, 491371–– / –1All NSW data
open190, 491650–900 / –0All VIC data
open190, 491230–– / –1All QLD data
open · onshore onlyNot listed241–– / –0All SA data
open190, 4918114–– / –0All WA data
openNot listed010–1,250 / 8000All TAS data
closedNot listed010–– / –0All NT data
openNot listed000–– / –0All 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

No community-reported 190 or 491 invitations for Sheetmetal Trades Worker yet.

Cut-off history

Where it ranks · 189

Outside top 50 by volume
of 170 occupations invited
▲ Rising
⋯
This occupation · most invited →least invited

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

Most consistently invited

invited 2 of 4 roundsOccasional

oldest → newest · filled = invited

Year over year

1
last FY · 3 rounds
12
so far · 1 round
▲ +3500% per round

Round to round · last 2 FY

1
12
8065

▲ 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

  • 189Federal
    65
    Est. Invitations
    12–12
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    12 Aug 2026
  • 189Federal
    80
    Est. Invitations
    1–1
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189Federal
    70
    Est. Invitations
    0–0
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189Federal
    75
    Est. Invitations
    5–6
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189Federal
    85
    Est. Invitations
    2–2
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 491Federal
    70
    Est. Invitations
    —
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
FederalSkillSelectOfficialState governmentCommunityCrowdsourced

How many Sheetmetal Trades Worker visas are actually granted?

17 skilled visas for Sheetmetal Trades Worker in 2024-25, the 260th most of 581 occupations. 2025-26, provisional: 11 × 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.

Visa2024-25Change
17—
8—
4—
3—
111*—
12–8*—

494 includes the closed 187 (peak 13 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.

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Sheetmetal Trades Worker visa grants to main applicants, by programme year and visa
YearTotal186190491189494
2015-1625131056
2016-1737204148
2017-18301311213
2018-1927212004
2019-2041255407
2020-2114130001
2021-2219112402
2022-234821412011
2023-2419122311
2024-251781134
2025-26*——112–8——

Where they were granted

Employer location, 2024-25. Coloured by how each state's share of Sheetmetal Trades Worker 186 grants compares with its usual share of all 186 grants.

Map of Australia coloured by where Sheetmetal Trades Worker 186 grants went compared with usualNew South Wales — 5Victoria — 0Queensland — 0South Australia — 0Western Australia — 1Tasmania — 0Northern Territory — 0Australian Capital Territory — 2NSW5VIC0QLD0SA0WA1TAS0NT0ACT2
  1. 1NSWToo few to saytoo few to compare5
  2. 2ACTToo few to saytoo few to compare2
  3. 3WAToo few to saytoo few to compare1
  4. 4VICToo few to saytoo few to compare0
  5. 5QLDToo few to saytoo few to compare0
  6. 6SAToo few to saytoo few to compare0
  7. 7TASToo few to saytoo few to compare0
  8. 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)
All 186 grants by state

Who was granted

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

  1. 1Philippines27.4%
  2. 2India21.4%
  3. 3United Kingdom9.5%
  4. 4Colombia6.0%
  5. 5South Africa4.8%
94%
applied from within Australia in 2024-2516 of 17 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 TRA, 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 Sheetmetal Trades Worker subclass 189?

Sheetmetal Trades Worker last invited (189) 15 October 2026 at 65 points; ranged 65–85 over its last 5 invited rounds. At 65 points, EOIs with a date of effect up to 12 August 2026 were invited.

Was I invited in the 15 October 2026 189 round as Sheetmetal Trades Worker?

In the 15 October 2026 round, Sheetmetal Trades Worker EOIs at 70 points or more were invited; at 65 points, those with a date of effect on or before 12 August 2026; at 60 or less, none. ImmiTrend estimates 12 invitations, 100% of the 12 EOIs at 65+ points.

Is the Sheetmetal Trades Worker subclass 189 cut-off rising or easing?

Easing: across the last 5 189 rounds the Sheetmetal Trades Worker cut-off ranged 65–85, from 85 (13 June 2024) to 65 (15 October 2026).

Is 85, 90 or 95 points enough to be invited for Sheetmetal Trades Worker (subclass 189)?

Over Sheetmetal Trades Worker's last 5 invited 189 rounds (latest 15 October 2026) cut-offs ranged 65–85. Met: 95: 5 of 5, 90: 5 of 5, 85: 5 of 5, 80: 4 of 5, 75: 3 of 5, 70: 2 of 5. At 65 points, EOIs with a date of effect up to 12 August 2026 were invited.

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What are the latest 190 and 491 cut-offs for Sheetmetal Trades Worker?

For Sheetmetal Trades Worker: subclass 491 was last invited at 70 points (8 December 2022).

How do I compare to applicants who got invited for Sheetmetal Trades Worker?

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 Sheetmetal Trades Worker; samples may be incomplete.

Which states nominate Sheetmetal Trades Worker for 190/491?

Sheetmetal Trades Worker 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 Sheetmetal Trades Worker?

About 464 subclass 189 places are estimated left for Sheetmetal Trades Worker in FY2026-27 after the 15 October 2026 round, of 476 for the year. Home Affairs has not yet published FY2026-27 occupation ceilings, so the places are an ImmiTrend estimate.

How often are Sheetmetal Trades Worker invitation rounds held?

Subclass 189: 1 federal round so far in FY2026-27 (15 October 2026); Sheetmetal Trades Worker received invitations in 1 of them.

How many Sheetmetal Trades Worker visas were granted in 2024-25?

17 main applicants: 8 through 186, 4 through 494, 3 through 189, 1 through 190 and 1 through 491.

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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