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SkillSelect Dashboard · As at 06/2026

Where does your occupation really sit in the invitation queue?

We pulled the latest Department of Home Affairs SkillSelect EOI data across 25 occupations and turned it into one plain-English question: how many people are waiting ahead of you, and how fast is the queue actually moving?

Data month: June 2026
Occupations analysed: 25
Visa streams covered: 189 · 190 · 491
115K+
EOIs sitting in "Submitted" across occupations reviewed
3
occupation families running near-frozen this round (ICT, Accounting, Marketing)
2
occupation families with the healthiest invitation flow (Trades, Nursing/Social Work)
4
visa streams compared per occupation: 189 PTS, 190 SAS, 491 FSR, 491 SNR
First, the basics

How an EOI actually moves

Every status on the SkillSelect dashboard marks a real step in the queue. Here's what each one means for your file, in order.

01

Submitted

Your EOI is live, ranked by points, and waiting to be picked for an invitation.

02

Invited

The occupation ceiling and your points score aligned — you've been asked to apply.

03

Lodged

You accepted the invite and lodged your visa application within the deadline.

Hold

Paused — usually pending a state nomination or extra information.

Closed

Expired, withdrawn, or timed out after two years without an invite.

01 · Teaching

Early Childhood, Primary & Secondary Teachers

Same profession family, three very different queues.

Secondary School Teaching is the clear outlier here — its 189 Points-Tested pool is invited at roughly 6 applicants per invite, while Early Childhood and Primary Teaching are moving at a fraction of that pace, with pools in the thousands and invitations still in single or double digits.

Early Childhood Teacher

ANZSCO 241111
Severely Backlogged

The largest queue in this report — over 35,000 EOIs submitted across three streams, with invitations still capped in the dozens.

189 PTS
~522 : 1
190 SAS
~344 : 1
491 SNR
~166 : 1
State nomination (491/190) is comparatively your best shot, but every stream needs a strong points buffer and patience.

Primary School Teacher

ANZSCO 241213
Low Movement

A smaller pool than Early Childhood, but invitations this round were minimal across both streams shown.

190 SAS
70+ : 1
491 SNR
43+ : 1
No 189 Points-Tested activity recorded this round — state/regional nomination is the realistic pathway.

Secondary School Teacher

ANZSCO 241411
Strong

By far the healthiest teaching occupation — 340 invitations against just over 2,000 submitted under 189.

189 PTS
~6.1 : 1
190 SAS
~25.3 : 1
491 SNR
~36.7 : 1
If your ANZSCO code is 241411, the points-tested 189 stream is genuinely competitive and worth prioritising.

Category takeaway

Teaching is not one market. A client with 241411 has a materially different, faster pathway than one with 241111 or 241213 — the ANZSCO code matters more than the profession label.

Strategy tip: if your skills assessment allows more than one teaching code, check which one actually clears faster before you lodge.
02 · Information & Communications Technology

ICT occupations

The most oversubscribed family in the entire dataset — almost every ICT code is sitting on a large queue with invitations suppressed under 20 this round.

Across 8 ICT occupations reviewed, invitation counts were below the Department's 20-EOI reporting threshold in nearly every stream — despite submitted pools running into the thousands, and in ICT Business Analyst's case, over 12,800 under a single stream. Treat any ICT code as a long game unless you're scoring near the very top of the points range.

ICT Business Analyst

ANZSCO 261111
Severely Backlogged

The single largest queue relative to invitations in this report — over 33,000 EOIs across three streams, invites capped under 20 in each.

189 PTS
410+ : 1
190 SAS
643+ : 1
491 SNR
634+ : 1
A near-ceiling points score or an alternative occupation code is worth exploring before committing here.

ICT Support Engineer

ANZSCO 263212
Severely Backlogged

Over 10,600 EOIs submitted across two streams; invitations negligible in both.

190 SAS
240+ : 1
491 SNR
290+ : 1
Related codes (Systems Test Engineer, Support & Test Engineers nec) show the same pattern — this is a family-wide slowdown, not a one-off.

ICT Project Manager

ANZSCO 135112
Severely Backlogged

Nearly 6,700 EOIs across two regional/state streams, invitations under 20 in both.

190 SAS
151+ : 1
491 SNR
183+ : 1
ICT Managers nec shows the same near-zero invitation pattern this round.

Category takeaway

Every ICT code we reviewed — Project Manager, Managers nec, Business Development Manager, Business Analyst, Support Engineer, Systems Test Engineer, Support & Test Engineers nec, Customer Support Officer — shows the same shape: thousands submitted, invites suppressed below 20.

Strategy tip: a state nomination (190) with genuine ties to that state can sometimes unlock invites outside the general ranking — worth a direct conversation with a state agency before assuming the queue is closed.
03 · Construction Trades

Carpenters, Tilers, Glaziers & Plasterers

The best-moving family in the entire dataset.

Carpenter and Wall & Floor Tiler both show invitations at or above the number of EOIs submitted under 189 Points-Tested this round — a sign the queue is being actively cleared, not just growing. Glazier and Solid Plasterer are low-volume, niche codes where small numbers make ratios less meaningful, but processing has kept pace with demand.

Carpenter

ANZSCO 331212
Excellent

594 invitations against 571 submitted under 189 — the queue is clearing faster than it's filling.

189 PTS
≈1 : 1
190 SAS
~5.6 : 1
491 SNR
~8.6 : 1
The strongest single occupation in this entire report for invitation speed.

Wall and Floor Tiler

ANZSCO 333411
Excellent

86 invitations against 84 submitted under 189 — essentially real-time clearing.

189 PTS
≈1 : 1
190 SAS
~4.3 : 1
491 SNR
~6.5 : 1
A genuine skill-shortage signal — trades qualifications with this code should be prioritised for fast PR.

Carpenter and Joiner

ANZSCO 331211
Excellent

A small, low-volume code — but invitations closely track submissions across every stream.

189 PTS
≈1 : 1
190 SAS
~7 : 1
491 SNR
~7 : 1
Distinct ANZSCO from "Carpenter" (331212) — assessments should confirm the correct code before lodging.

Glazier & Solid Plasterer

ANZSCO 333111 · 333212
Low-volume / Niche

Both codes run under 20 EOIs per line item in most streams — too small to score a ratio, but nothing suggests a backlog building.

If this is your code, the constraint is usually finding a nomination pathway, not competing against a large queue.
04 · Nursing & Social Work

Health and community services

Consistently healthy movement, led by Aged Care Nursing and Social Work.

Social Worker posts the strongest ratio of any non-trade occupation in this report — roughly 4 applicants per invitation under 189. Registered Nurse (Aged Care) follows closely. The remaining nursing specialisations (Child & Family Health, Community Health, Nurse Practitioner) are simply low-volume codes with small queues either way.

Social Worker

ANZSCO 272511
Strong

260 invitations against just over 1,100 submitted under 189 — one of the healthiest ratios outside the trades.

189 PTS
~4.3 : 1
190 SAS
~13.4 : 1
491 SNR
~21.2 : 1
A dependable pathway with genuine invitation activity across all three streams.

Registered Nurse (Aged Care)

ANZSCO 254412
Strong

231 invitations against 1,474 submitted under 189 — healthy movement for a high-volume code.

189 PTS
~6.4 : 1
190 SAS
~17.6 : 1
491 SNR
~44.9 : 1
189 is clearly your fastest stream here; regional nomination moves noticeably slower.

Registered Nurse — other specialisations

Child & Family Health (254413) · Community Health (254414)
Low-volume

Both codes show submitted pools in the low hundreds with invitations under 20 across most streams.

Small numbers make these hard to benchmark — worth checking whether your assessment could also qualify under Aged Care.

Nurse Practitioner

ANZSCO 254411
Low-volume / Niche

Every figure for this code sits under the Department's 20-EOI reporting threshold — a genuinely small, specialised pool.

Historically a fast-moving niche code; the constraint tends to be the specialist qualification itself, not queue competition.
05 · Business, Accounting & Marketing

Corporate and finance occupations

Home to the most oversubscribed single occupation in the whole report.

Accountant (General) carries the largest submitted pool of any occupation we reviewed — over 30,000 EOIs across three streams — against invitations still capped under 30 per stream. Management Accountant follows the same pattern. Sales & Marketing Manager and Marketing Specialist show similarly weak invitation activity this round.

Accountant (General)

ANZSCO 221111
Severely Backlogged

The largest queue in this entire report. 189, 190 and 491 combined exceed 30,000 submitted EOIs.

189 PTS
395+ : 1
190 SAS
~383 : 1
491 SNR
~515 : 1
This confirms what's widely known in the industry — Accounting has been oversubscribed for years and shows no sign of easing.

Management Accountant

ANZSCO 221112
Severely Backlogged

Same family, same pattern — thousands submitted, invitations under 20 in most streams.

189 PTS
95+ : 1
491 SNR
129+ : 1
If your assessment could also fit "Accountant (General)" or a related code, compare both before choosing which to nominate.

Sales & Marketing Manager

ANZSCO 131112
Low Movement

Over 2,900 EOIs submitted across two streams; invitations under 20 in both.

190 SAS
61+ : 1
491 SNR
89+ : 1
Marketing Specialist (225113) shows a comparable pattern, with over 7,000 submitted under 190 alone.

Category takeaway

This is the second family, alongside ICT, where the queue is growing faster than it's clearing. A high points score becomes essential, and a state nomination is worth exploring even where general ranking looks stalled.

Strategy tip: consider whether a second, less crowded occupation code genuinely matches your skills before locking into Accounting or Marketing alone.
The full picture

All 25 occupations, ranked by queue pressure

Approximate applicants-per-invitation under each occupation's strongest stream this round. Lower is faster.

OccupationFamilyBest streamRatioQueue pressure
CarpenterTrades189 PTS≈1:1
Wall and Floor TilerTrades189 PTS≈1:1
Carpenter and JoinerTrades189 PTS≈1:1
Social WorkerHealth & Social Care189 PTS~4.3:1
Registered Nurse (Aged Care)Health & Social Care189 PTS~6.4:1
Secondary School TeacherTeaching189 PTS~6.1:1
Registered Nurse (Aged Care)Health & Social Care190 SAS~17.6:1
Social WorkerHealth & Social Care491 SNR~21:1
Secondary School TeacherTeaching491 SNR~37:1
Registered Nurse (Aged Care)Health & Social Care491 SNR~45:1
Primary School TeacherTeaching491 SNR43+:1
Sales & Marketing ManagerBusiness & Finance190 SAS61+:1
Management AccountantBusiness & Finance189 PTS95+:1
ICT Project ManagerICT190 SAS151+:1
Early Childhood TeacherTeaching491 SNR~166:1
ICT Support EngineerICT190 SAS240+:1
Early Childhood TeacherTeaching190 SAS~344:1
Accountant (General)Business & Finance190 SAS~383:1
ICT Business AnalystICT189 PTS410+:1
Accountant (General)Business & Finance491 SNR~515:1
ICT Business AnalystICT491 SNR634+:1
ICT Business AnalystICT190 SAS643+:1

Niche/low-volume codes (Glazier, Solid Plasterer, Nurse Practitioner, RN Child & Family Health, RN Community Health, ICT Managers nec, ICT Business Development Manager, ICT Systems Test Engineer, ICT Support & Test Engineers nec, ICT Customer Support Officer, Marketing Specialist) are excluded from this ranking — their EOI counts are too small for a meaningful ratio, and are addressed individually above.

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