Australia's SkillSelect EOI Pool by Occupation

An Expression of Interest (EOI) is your entry in the SkillSelect pool. This page ranks how many submitted 189 EOIs are waiting in each occupation, so you can see how deep your own occupation's pool is before you plan your points strategy.

The Subclass 189 EOI Pool Right Now

As at July 2026, the SkillSelect Subclass 189 pool holds 173,443 submitted Expressions of Interest across 112 occupations with real, non-suppressed data. The deepest single pool is Early Childhood (Pre Primary School) Teacher. A pool is the count of EOIs waiting, not invitations issued: SkillSelect invites the highest points scores first, so a large pool does not by itself mean a long wait if invitations are frequent.

EOI Pool by Occupation (Subclass 189)

#	Occupation	ANZSCO	Submitted 189 EOIs
1	Early Childhood (Pre Primary School) Teacher	241111	12,305
2	Chef	351311	11,423
3	Software Engineer	261313	9,736
4	Civil Engineer	233211	9,136
5	Ict Business Analyst	261111	7,999
6	Mechanical Engineer	233512	7,864
7	Accountant (General)	221111	7,655
8	Developer Programmer	261312	6,726
9	Registered Nurses (Nec)	254499	6,480
10	Engineering Technologist	233914	6,007
11	Civil Engineering Draftsperson	312211	5,738
12	Analyst Programmer	261311	5,479
13	Systems Analyst	261112	5,227
14	Electrical Engineer	233311	4,450
15	Software And Applications Programmers (Nec)	261399	3,905
16	Computer Network And Systems Engineer	263111	3,858
17	External Auditor	221213	3,632
18	Ict Security Specialist	262112	3,180
19	Motor Mechanic (General)	321211	3,136
20	Electronics Engineer	233411	2,859
21	University Lecturer	242111	2,468
22	Secondary School Teacher	241411	2,241
23	Civil Engineering Technician	312212	2,116
24	Taxation Accountant	221113	2,114
25	Construction Project Manager	133111	1,965
26	Management Accountant	221112	1,803
27	Registered Nurse (Critical Care And Emergency)	254415	1,529
28	Registered Nurse (Aged Care)	254412	1,526
29	Chemical Engineer	233111	1,499
30	Registered Nurse (Medical)	254418	1,474
31	Engineering Professionals (Nec)	233999	1,354
32	Painter	332211	1,265
33	Telecommunications Engineer	263311	1,174
34	Social Worker	272511	1,173
35	Architect	232111	1,080
36	Quantity Surveyor	233213	1,038
37	Agricultural Consultant	234111	783
38	Production Or Plant Engineer	233513	722
39	Industrial Engineer	233511	690
40	Food Technologist	234212	678
41	Structural Engineer	233214	667
42	Carpenter	331212	659
43	Registered Nurse (Surgical)	254424	642
44	Chemist	234211	587
45	General Practitioner	253111	577
46	Statistician	224113	574
47	Internal Auditor	221214	568
48	Physiotherapist	252511	556
49	Solicitor	271311	502
50	Medical Laboratory Scientist	234611	502
51	Biomedical Engineer	233913	490
52	Telecommunications Network Planner	313213	476
53	Registered Nurse (Perioperative)	254423	460
54	Welder (First Class)	322313	451
55	Biotechnologist	234514	437
56	Management Consultant	224711	431
57	Multimedia Specialist	261211	428
58	Medical Practitioners (Nec)	253999	420
59	Occupational Therapist	252411	410
60	Environmental Engineer	233915	401
61	Mining Engineer (Excluding Petroleum)	233611	401
62	Aeronautical Engineer	233911	366
63	Environmental Consultant	234312	333
64	Telecommunications Network Engineer	263312	315
65	Registered Nurse (Mental Health)	254422	311
66	Microbiologist	234517	309
67	Materials Engineer	233112	262
68	Engineering Manager	133211	257
69	Fitter (General)	323211	246
70	Life Scientist (General)	234511	237
71	Geotechnical Engineer	233212	224
72	Petroleum Engineer	233612	220
73	Landscape Architect	232112	212
74	Electronic Equipment Trades Worker	342313	208
75	Diesel Motor Mechanic	321212	201
76	Metal Fabricator	322311	192
77	Electrician (General)	341111	183
78	Actuary	224111	181
79	Electrical Engineering Technician	312312	178
80	Agricultural Scientist	234112	177
81	Transport Engineer	233215	160
82	Surveyor	232212	154
83	Registered Nurse (Paediatrics)	254425	150
84	Medical Diagnostic Radiographer	251211	141
85	Veterinarian	234711	129
86	Environmental Manager	139912	128
87	Economist	224311	121
88	Psychologists (Nec)	272399	113
89	Telecommunications Technical Officer Or Technologist	313214	111
90	Agricultural Engineer	233912	105
91	Electrical Engineering Draftsperson	312311	100
92	Telecommunications Field Engineer	313212	98
93	Metallurgist	234912	98
94	Speech Pathologist / Speech Language Therapist	252712	96
95	Registered Nurse (Medical Practice)	254421	95
96	Audiologist	252711	91
97	Bricklayer	331111	89
98	Midwife	254111	82
99	Wall And Floor Tiler	333411	80
100	Cabinetmaker	394111	78
101	Registered Nurse (Disability And Rehabilitation)	254417	78
102	Chiropractor	252111	75
103	Other Spatial Scientist	232214	53
104	Environmental Research Scientist	234313	52
105	Registered Nurse (Community Health)	254414	46
106	Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General)	342314	33
107	Valuer	224512	31
108	Automotive Electrician	321111	26
109	Forester / Forest Scientist	234113	25
110	Primary Health Organisation Manager	134213	23
111	Special Needs Teacher	241511	22
112	Biochemist	234513	22

Source: SkillSelect submitted-EOI points distribution (national, Subclass 189), as at July 2026. Counts exclude Home Affairs suppressed cells (fewer than 20), so occupations that are entirely floor-suppressed are omitted and totals are conservative. Rebuilt from live data each update.

How to Read This

The pool is submitted EOIs, not a queue guaranteed an invitation. Many submitted EOIs are older, no longer competitive, or never actioned. What decides your outcome is where your points score sits within your occupation's pool. See where you rank on Check Your Real Chances, confirm your score with the points calculator, or open your occupation page from the table above. For state-by-state 190/491 pressure, see State Nomination Competition.

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