Move the slider to see how your points would have performed in every invitation round since January 2022.
At 85 points, you would have cleared the cutoff in 3 of the 5 rounds where Engineering Professionals necs got 189 invitations since 2022. The last actual invitation was 7 November 2024, with the cutoff at 85 points. In 8 of the last 13 rounds, no Engineering Professionals necs were invited at all.
Skipped in the 2 most recent rounds. Engineering Professionals nec wasn't invited in either 13 November 2025 or 4 June 2026. Last actual invitation: 7 November 2024 at 85 points.
The cutoff above is what got invited. This is the other half of the picture: how many people are sitting in the pool right now, and where you'd fall among them.
At 85 points, 437 Engineering Professionals nec EOIs in the September 2026 pool are at or above your score. Under the points ranking, higher scores are considered first.
Source: official SkillSelect EOI data, Australian Government · as at September 2026
Highlighted bars are EOIs at or above your points. These counts include only EOIs with a status of Submitted: people still waiting in the pool for an invitation. Once an EOI is invited, lodged, or closed, it has left the queue, so counting those would overstate how many people are actually ahead of you.
1,373 in the pool. As at September 2026, 1,373 Engineering Professionals nec expressions of interest were sitting in the 189 pool, waiting for an invitation. The largest cluster sits at 80 points, and about 7% are at 95 points or above.
The Engineering Professionals nec 189 pool has grown from 1,194 in September 2025 to 1,373 now. A bigger pool means more people competing for the same invitations.
An EOI moves through four stages. This chart counts only the first one. Here's the full picture so the numbers make sense.
Where you stand means how many people could be invited before you. That's only the people still in the queue with you, which is the Submitted pool. Everyone else has already been invited, has applied, or has left. Adding them would either inflate the number or compare people at completely different stages, and both mislead more than they help.
Engineering Professionals nec (233999) is on the MLTSSL, eligible for the 186, 189, 190, 482, 491, 494 visa programs. Skills assessment via Engineers Australia.
Across the 13 fully-itemised invitation rounds since January 2022, Engineering Professionals nec received 189 invitations in 5 of them, and was skipped in 8. Where invitations were issued, the bar has trended upward (from 65 to 95 points). The most recent invitation was 7 November 2024, with the cutoff at 85 points. The two most recent rounds (13 November 2025 and 4 June 2026) skipped the occupation entirely. The Department of Home Affairs doesn't publish round-by-round occupation selection logic, so historical patterns shouldn't be read as forecasts.
Engineering Professionals nec has also picked up Subclass 491 (Family Sponsored) invitations in 1 of the 13 rounds since 2022. Cutoff range: 70 points. The most recent 491 (FS) invitation was 6 October 2022 at 70 points.
The 491 (FS) is a 5-year provisional visa with different requirements from the 189. It needs an eligible family sponsor (Australian citizen, permanent resident, or eligible NZ citizen) who lives in a designated regional area, and the visa holder must live and work in a designated regional area for the visa's duration. Pathway to permanent residence is via Subclass 191.
| Round date | 189 cutoff | 491 (FS) cutoff |
|---|---|---|
| 4 June 2026 | Not invited | — |
| 13 November 2025 | Not invited | — |
| 21 August 2025 | Not invited | — |
| 7 November 2024 | 85 pts | — |
| 5 September 2024 | 90 pts | — |
| 13 June 2024 | 95 pts | — |
| 18 December 2023 | Not invited | — |
| 25 May 2023 | Not invited | — |
| 8 December 2022 | 85 pts | — |
| 6 October 2022 | 65 pts | 70 pts |
| 22 August 2022 | Not invited | — |
| 21 April 2022 | Not invited | — |
| 21 January 2022 | Not invited | — |
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There hasn't been a Engineering Professionals nec 189 invitation in either of the two most recent rounds (13 November 2025 and 4 June 2026), so there's no current cutoff to quote. The last invitation was 7 November 2024, where the cutoff sat at 85 points. The 5 rounds that did invite Engineering Professionals necs since 2022 ranged from 65 to 95 points.
Different visas, different lists, different ends. The 189 is permanent residence, points-tested, employer-independent, and uses the MLTSSL for occupation eligibility. The 482 Skills in Demand is a temporary employer-sponsored visa that uses the Core Skills Occupation List (which also includes Engineering Professionals nec). The 189 sends invitations based on a points ranking. The 482 requires a sponsoring employer who passes labour-market testing.
For the 189 visa, yes. Engineers Australia is the designated assessing authority for ANZSCO 233999 (Engineering Professionals nec). An EOI submitted without a positive skills assessment can't translate into a granted visa. Skills assessments have their own fees, processing times, and document requirements. Check the assessing authority's website for the current process specific to your qualifications and work experience.
No one can answer that honestly, and anyone selling certainty about future cutoffs is overstepping. What the data shows is the cutoff for Engineering Professionals necs has trended upward since 2022. The Department of Home Affairs sets the program direction. The official SkillSelect page publishes new rounds when they happen.
As at September 2026, 1,373 Engineering Professionals nec expressions of interest were waiting in the 189 pool: people who have lodged an EOI and not yet been invited. It's a monthly snapshot from official SkillSelect data, and it shows how crowded the pool is at each points score, not who gets invited (the Department of Home Affairs doesn't publish that).
These occupations share the same 4-digit ANZSCO unit group as Engineering Professionals nec and are also eligible for the 189. Cutoffs and invitation rates often diverge sharply between them.
This is general information about historical 189 invitation rounds. It isn't immigration advice for your situation. Only a registered migration agent (MARA) or Australian legal practitioner can advise on whether you meet visa requirements. Find a registered agent at mara.gov.au.
