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Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class) 342315

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As at November 2026, Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class) (ANZSCO 342315) 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 August 2026 (an estimated 47–50 invitations, 100% of its 47 EOIs at 65+). The October 2026 189 pool holds 10 EOIs (0 at 85+ points), with 141 in 190 and 168 in 491. Latest state cut-offs: 491 at 90 points (4 January 2024), community reported. Three states list the occupation for 190 or 491. The 189 cut-off ranged 65–95 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 round
65pts
15 Oct · DOE 29 Aug 2026
1–4 visas 2025-26*
190State nominated
3 states list it
–pts
no round recorded
11–17 visas 2025-26*
491Regional, state or family
3 states list it
90pts
4 Jan 2024
2–8 visas 2025-26*
186Employer sponsored
Largest
No points test
485 → work → 482 or 186
19 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
189Eligible10065 · 15 Oct 2026
NSWopen7218–
WAopen6319–
VICopen5414–
SANot listed6112491 · 90 · 4 Jan 2024
QLDNot listed4314–
ACTNot listed4011–
NTNot listed216–
TASNot listed187–

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 more305 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
Ahead1
Met the cut-off3/6
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 Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class)?

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
47–50
Electronics Trades Workers: 282–300
Queue invited
100%
47 of 47 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

Shared by all 3 occupations in Electronics Trades Workers, not just Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class)

500est. ceiling391est. 189 places91–109est. left after 15 Oct

72–77%
109 to 186 / 190 / 491282–300 invited by 189open

15 Oct cut-off for the whole group: 65 pts · DOE 29 Aug – 13 Oct 2026

Who shares these places · 3 occupations
OccupationEst. invited this FYEOIs ≥ 65 ptsIn pool
Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class)342315THIS47–50310
Electronic Equipment Trades Worker342313157–1711072
Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General)34231478–79235
3423 total282–30015117

ImmiTrend estimate — official figures not yet published. FY2025-26 official: 500 ceiling, 395 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 266547–5095–113All invited (10)All invited (10)103395

Grants (190/491/ENS) · 2025-26

105

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Point Reality Gauge

  • Points are easing. The minimum invited score has moved from 95 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. Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class) 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 Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class)?

Three states list Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class) for 2026-27: NSW, VIC 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

New South WalesOpen

190 · since 15 Oct 2026

This occupation
Listed for 190 and 491
190 + 491 queue
72 EOIs · 18 at 85+ · most at 75
Last invited
No Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class) report yet
Next expected
Rounds through the year
Places 2026-27
190: – places, 11 used · 491: – places, 0 used
Grants 2024-25
1 × 190 · 1 × 491 · 3 × 186 · 0 × 189
Note
NSW Skills List rebuilt to 78 unit groups (16 removed, 15 added). NSW doesn't announce round dates. Allocation not yet published.
NSW program page ↗All NSW 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, 491403218–– / –2All NSW data
open190, 491272714–900 / –0All VIC data
openNot listed212214–– / –0All QLD data
open · onshore onlyNot listed322912491 · 90 · 4 Jan 2024– / –4All SA data
open190, 491283519–– / –1All WA data
openNot listed6127–1,250 / 8000All TAS data
closedNot listed10116–– / –1All NT data
openNot listed211911–– / –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

From 1 community-reported 190 and 491 invitation for Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class), the median was 90 points.

Cut-off history

Where it ranks · 189

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

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

Most consistently invited

invited 4 of 4 roundsOccasional

oldest → newest · filled = invited

Year over year

10
last FY · 3 rounds
50
so far · 1 round
▲ +1400% per round

Round to round · last 2 FY

1
2
7
50
95958065

▲ 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

Source:
  • 189Federal
    65
    Est. Invitations
    47–50
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    29 Aug 2026
  • 189Federal
    80
    Est. Invitations
    6–7
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189Federal
    95
    Est. Invitations
    2–2
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189Federal
    95
    Est. Invitations
    1–1
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189Federal
    90
    Est. Invitations
    1–2
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 491SACommunity
    90
    Est. Invitations
    —
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 189Federal
    65
    Est. Invitations
    ~65Est.
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
  • 491Federal
    90
    Est. Invitations
    —
    ·
    Salary
    —
    ·
    DOE / EOI
    —
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How many Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class) visas are actually granted?

30 skilled visas for Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class) in 2024-25, the 184th most of 581 occupations. 2025-26, provisional: 11–17 × 190, 2–8 × 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.

Visa2024-25Change
30−33%
19−32%
62–8*—
211–17*—
21–4*—
1—

491 includes the closed 489 (peak 9 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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Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class) visa grants to main applicants, by programme year and visa
YearTotal186190491189494
2015-161224051
2016-17341215133
2017-1823219101
2018-191530372
2019-201582221
2020-2111110000
2021-221595001
2022-2347299270
2023-2445285480
2024-2530192621
2025-26*——11–172–81–4—

Where they were granted

Employer location, 2024-25. Coloured by how each state's share of Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class) 186 grants compares with its usual share of all 186 grants.

Map of Australia coloured by where Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class) 186 grants went compared with usualNew South Wales — 3Victoria — 3Queensland — 3South Australia — 0Western Australia — 9Tasmania — 1Northern Territory — 0Australian Capital Territory — 0NSW3VIC3QLD3SA0WA9TAS1NT0ACT0
  1. 1WAToo few to saytoo few to compare9
  2. 2NSWToo few to saytoo few to compare3
  3. 3VICToo few to saytoo few to compare3
  4. 4QLDToo few to saytoo few to compare3
  5. 5TASToo few to saytoo few to compare1
  6. 6SAToo few to saytoo few to compare0
  7. 7ACTToo 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. 1India23.0%
  2. 2Philippines13.1%
  3. 3United Kingdom9.0%
  4. 4South Africa7.4%
  5. 5Brazil7.4%
67%
applied from within Australia in 2024-2520 of 30 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 Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class) subclass 189?

Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class) last invited (189) 15 October 2026 at 65 points; ranged 65–95 over its last 6 invited rounds. At 65 points, EOIs with a date of effect up to 29 August 2026 were invited.

Was I invited in the 15 October 2026 189 round as Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class)?

In the 15 October 2026 round, Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class) EOIs at 70 points or more were invited; at 65 points, those with a date of effect on or before 29 August 2026; at 60 or less, none. ImmiTrend estimates 47–50 invitations to this occupation (282–300 to unit group 3423), 100% of its 47 EOIs at 65+ points.

Is the Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class) subclass 189 cut-off rising or easing?

Easing: across the last 6 189 rounds the Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class) cut-off ranged 65–95, from 65 (8 December 2022) to 65 (15 October 2026).

Is 85, 90 or 95 points enough to be invited for Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class) (subclass 189)?

Over Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class)'s last 6 invited 189 rounds (latest 15 October 2026) cut-offs ranged 65–95. Met: 95: 6 of 6, 90: 4 of 6, 85: 3 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 August 2026 were invited.

Check how your own points and Date of Effect rank →

What are the latest 190 and 491 cut-offs for Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class)?

For Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class): subclass 491 was last invited at 90 points (4 January 2024).

How do I compare to applicants who got invited for Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class)?

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 Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class); samples may be incomplete.

Which states nominate Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class) for 190/491?

Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class) is on the current 190/491 state nomination lists of: NSW, 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 Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class)?

About 91–109 subclass 189 places are estimated left in FY2026-27 after the 15 October 2026 round for Electronics Trades Workers, the unit group's 3 occupations together, Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class) included, of 391 for the year. Home Affairs has not yet published FY2026-27 occupation ceilings, so the places are an ImmiTrend estimate.

How often are Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class) invitation rounds held?

Subclass 189: 1 federal round so far in FY2026-27 (15 October 2026); Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class) received invitations in 1 of them. State nominations in FY2023-24: subclass 190 invitations on no round dates and subclass 491 on 1 round date (SA; 90–90 points).

How many Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class) visas were granted in 2024-25?

30 main applicants: 19 through 186, 6 through 491, 2 through 190, 2 through 189 and 1 through 494.

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.

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