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Electrician (General) 341111

MLTSSLVIC 2026–27 priority: ConstructionAssessed by TRA· Unit group 3411 Electricians·New to this? Start here
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As at November 2026, Electrician (General) (ANZSCO 341111) 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 18 September 2026 (an estimated 174–182 invitations, 92.1% of its 189 EOIs at 65+). The October 2026 189 pool holds 199 EOIs (1 at 85+ points), with 700 in 190 and 623 in 491. Latest state cut-offs: 190 at 70 points (12 November 2026) and 491 at 65 points (5 February 2026), community reported. Four states list the occupation for 190 or 491. The 189 cut-off held at 65 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 round
65pts
15 Oct · DOE 18 Sept 2026
127–133 visas 2025-26*
190State nominated
4 states list it
70pts
12 Nov 2026 · ▼ from 75
185–188 visas 2025-26*
491Regional, state or family
4 states list it
65pts
5 Feb 2026
32–35 visas 2025-26*
186Employer sponsored
Employer
No points test
485 → work → 482 or 186
70 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
189Eligible199165 · 15 Oct 2026
WAopen4846190 · 65 · 20 May 2026
NSWopen3072190 · 70 · 12 Nov 2026
QLDopen2644190 · 75 · 24 Apr 2026
VICopen1871190 · 70 · 18 Nov 2025
SANot listed2542190 · 70 · 26 Oct 2026
TASNot listed911–
ACTNot listed901–
NTNot listed891–

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 more1,129 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

80859095
Ahead1111
Met the cut-off6/66/66/66/6
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 Electrician (General)?

Likely at 65 points or more. Invited in 6 recent 189 rounds.

Last 189 round · 15 October 2026

Cut-off
65 pts
June: also 65
Date of effect
invited at 65 up to here
Est. invited
174–182
Electricians: 176–184
Queue invited
92.1%
174 of 189 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 65 for this round. See the scorecard →

Next 189 round

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189 places this financial year

FY2026-27 · estimated

Shared by all 3 occupations in Electricians, not just Electrician (General)

1,974est. ceiling1,664est. 189 places1,480–1,488est. left after 15 Oct

11%
310 to 186 / 190 / 491176–184 invited by 189open

15 Oct cut-off for the whole group: 65–80 pts · DOE 19 Feb – 18 Sept 2026

Who shares these places · 3 occupations
OccupationEst. invited this FYEOIs ≥ 65–80 ptsIn pool
Electrician (General)341111THIS174–18240198
Lift Mechanic3411131711
Electrician (Special Class)341112103
3411 total176–18447212

ImmiTrend estimate — official figures not yet published. FY2025-26 official: 1,880 ceiling, 1,594 remaining · How we estimate · All occupation ceilings →

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If 10 invited

65DOE ≤ Sept 26

If 20 invited

65DOE ≤ Oct 26

If 50 invited

60DOE ≤ Nov 25

If 100 invited

60DOE ≤ Sept 26

If 200 invited

All invited (198)

If 500 invited

All invited (198)

If 1000 invited

All invited (198)

Or calculate a custom number

189 prediction — full row

Last roundCutoffOct 26Spots left (FY)If floor invitedIf anchored invitedActive EOIsAt/aboveCeiling remaining
Oct 2665174–1821,410–1,41850DOE ≤ Sept 2650DOE ≤ Oct 26198401,594

Grants (190/491/ENS) · 2025-26

286

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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.
  • 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. Electrician (General) 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 Electrician (General)?

Four states list Electrician (General) 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
484 EOIs · 6 at 85+ · most at 65
Last invited
190 at 65 · 20 May 2026 (official)
Next expected
Monthly rounds
Places 2026-27
190: – places, 17 used · 491: – places, 120 used
Grants 2024-25
20 × 190 · 1 × 491 · 16 × 186 · 29 × 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.
WA program page ↗All WA data
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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, 4911741332190 · 70 · 12 Nov 2026– / –80All NSW data
open190, 49193941190 · 70 · 18 Nov 2025900 / –6All VIC data
open190, 4911421224190 · 75 · 24 Apr 2026– / –16All QLD data
open · onshore onlyNot listed1291252190 · 70 · 26 Oct 2026– / –76All SA data
open190, 4912911936190 · 65 · 20 May 2026– / –21All WA data
openNot listed37541–1,250 / 8000All TAS data
closedNot listed31581–– / –1All NT data
openNot listed34561–– / –1All 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

From 29 community-reported 190 and 491 invitations for Electrician (General), the median was 70 points.

Cut-off history

Where it ranks · 189

#21
of 170 occupations invited
▲ Top 12%▼ Falling
#21
This occupation · most invited →least invited

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

Most consistently invited

invited 4 of 4 rounds

oldest → newest · filled = invited

Year over year

437
last FY · 3 rounds
182
so far · 1 round
▲ +25% per round

Round to round · last 2 FY

205
130
102
182
65656565

▼ Falling · 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

Source:
  • 190NSWCommunity
    70
    Est. Invitations
    —
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 190SACommunity
    70
    Est. Invitations
    —
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189Federal
    65
    Est. Invitations
    174–182
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    18 Sep 2026
  • 189Federal
    65
    Est. Invitations
    88–102
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 190SACommunity
    70
    Est. Invitations
    —
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • N/AWAOfficial
    65
    Est. Invitations
    —
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 190SACommunity
    65
    Est. Invitations
    —
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 190QLDCommunity
    75
    Est. Invitations
    —
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
FederalSkillSelectOfficialState governmentCommunityCrowdsourced

How many Electrician (General) visas are actually granted?

362 skilled visas for Electrician (General) in 2024-25, the 38th most of 581 occupations. 2025-26, provisional: 185–188 × 190, 127–133 × 189, 32–35 × 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
362+113%
165185–188*+154%
90127–133*—
70+1%
3632–35*+80%
1—

494 includes the closed 187 (peak 21 in 2016-17). 491 includes the closed 489 (peak 33 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
Electrician (General) visa grants to main applicants, by programme year and visa
YearTotal186190491189494
2015-16383129842313116
2016-1731696642710821
2017-18241636933715
2018-19201499722267
2019-2015948911451
2020-21664323000
2021-22863938900
2022-232921191313471
2023-24170696520142
2024-253627016536901
2025-26*——185–18832–35127–133—

Where they were granted

Nominated by, 2024-25. Coloured by how each state's share of Electrician (General) 190 grants compares with its usual share of all 190 grants.

Map of Australia coloured by where Electrician (General) 190 grants went compared with usualNew South Wales — 61Victoria — 5Queensland — 8South Australia — 69Western Australia — 20Tasmania — 0Northern Territory — 1Australian Capital Territory — 1NSW61VIC5QLD8SA69WA20TAS0NT1ACT1
  1. 1SAMore than usual42% · usually 8.9%69
  2. 2NSWMore than usual37% · usually 23%61
  3. 3WALess than usual12% · usually 16%20
  4. 4QLDToo few to saytoo few to compare8
  5. 5VICToo few to saytoo few to compare5
  6. 6ACTToo few to saytoo few to compare1
  7. 7NTToo few to saytoo few to compare1
  8. 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)
All 190 grants by state

Who was granted

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

  1. 1United Kingdom39.9%
  2. 2Ireland14.4%
  3. 3South Africa10.2%
  4. 4Zimbabwe8.3%
  5. 5India7.2%
59%
applied from within Australia in 2024-25213 of 362 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 Electrician (General) subclass 189?

Electrician (General) was last invited (189) on 15 October 2026 at 65 points. At 65 points, EOIs with a date of effect up to 18 September 2026 were invited.

Was I invited in the 15 October 2026 189 round as Electrician (General)?

In the 15 October 2026 round, Electrician (General) EOIs at 70 points or more were invited; at 65 points, those with a date of effect on or before 18 September 2026; at 60 or less, none. ImmiTrend estimates 174–182 invitations to this occupation (176–184 to unit group 3411), 92.1% of its 189 EOIs at 65+ points.

Is the Electrician (General) subclass 189 cut-off rising or easing?

Flat: the Electrician (General) 189 cut-off held at 65 across the last 6 rounds, from 5 September 2024 to 15 October 2026.

Is 85, 90 or 95 points enough to be invited for Electrician (General) (subclass 189)?

Over Electrician (General)'s last 6 invited 189 rounds (latest 15 October 2026) cut-offs ranged 65–65. Met: 95: 6 of 6, 90: 6 of 6, 85: 6 of 6, 80: 6 of 6, 75: 6 of 6, 70: 6 of 6. At 65 points, EOIs with a date of effect up to 18 September 2026 were invited.

Check how your own points and Date of Effect rank →

What are the latest 190 and 491 cut-offs for Electrician (General)?

For Electrician (General): subclass 190 was last invited at 70 points (12 November 2026). subclass 491 was last invited at 65 points (5 February 2026).

How do I compare to applicants who got invited for Electrician (General)?

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 Electrician (General); samples may be incomplete.

Which states nominate Electrician (General) for 190/491?

Electrician (General) 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 Electrician (General)?

About 1480–1488 subclass 189 places are estimated left in FY2026-27 after the 15 October 2026 round for Electricians, the unit group's 3 occupations together, Electrician (General) included, of 1664 for the year. Home Affairs has not yet published FY2026-27 occupation ceilings, so the places are an ImmiTrend estimate.

How often are Electrician (General) invitation rounds held?

Subclass 189: 1 federal round so far in FY2026-27 (15 October 2026); Electrician (General) received invitations in 1 of them. State nominations in FY2026-27: subclass 190 invitations on 2 round dates and subclass 491 on none (NSW, SA; 70–70 points).

How many Electrician (General) visas were granted in 2024-25?

362 main applicants: 165 through 190, 90 through 189, 70 through 186, 36 through 491 and 1 through 494.

Last updated 12 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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