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 August 2026, the SkillSelect Subclass 189 pool holds 175,307 submitted Expressions of Interest across 116 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	12,609
2	Chef	351311	10,959
3	Software Engineer	261313	9,585
4	Civil Engineer	233211	8,840
5	Ict Business Analyst	261111	7,864
6	Mechanical Engineer	233512	7,644
7	Accountant (General)	221111	7,350
8	Registered Nurses (Nec)	254499	7,153
9	Developer Programmer	261312	6,728
10	Engineering Technologist	233914	5,886
11	Civil Engineering Draftsperson	312211	5,565
12	Analyst Programmer	261311	5,512
13	Systems Analyst	261112	5,165
14	Electrical Engineer	233311	4,354
15	Software And Applications Programmers (Nec)	261399	3,924
16	Computer Network And Systems Engineer	263111	3,711
17	External Auditor	221213	3,484
18	Ict Security Specialist	262112	3,123
19	Motor Mechanic (General)	321211	2,962
20	Electronics Engineer	233411	2,758
21	Secondary School Teacher	241411	2,631
22	University Lecturer	242111	2,437
23	Construction Project Manager	133111	2,244
24	Civil Engineering Technician	312212	2,175
25	Taxation Accountant	221113	2,026
26	Registered Nurse (Aged Care)	254412	1,762
27	Management Accountant	221112	1,719
28	Registered Nurse (Critical Care And Emergency)	254415	1,599
29	Registered Nurse (Medical)	254418	1,590
30	Chemical Engineer	233111	1,479
31	Social Worker	272511	1,390
32	Painter	332211	1,331
33	Engineering Professionals (Nec)	233999	1,315
34	Carpenter	331212	1,158
35	Telecommunications Engineer	263311	1,139
36	Architect	232111	1,129
37	Quantity Surveyor	233213	1,046
38	Agricultural Consultant	234111	827
39	General Practitioner	253111	718
40	Food Technologist	234212	712
41	Registered Nurse (Surgical)	254424	680
42	Industrial Engineer	233511	676
43	Production Or Plant Engineer	233513	667
44	Solicitor	271311	660
45	Structural Engineer	233214	656
46	Statistician	224113	649
47	Physiotherapist	252511	621
48	Chemist	234211	589
49	Medical Laboratory Scientist	234611	582
50	Internal Auditor	221214	557
51	Management Consultant	224711	546
52	Medical Practitioners (Nec)	253999	545
53	Registered Nurse (Perioperative)	254423	510
54	Biomedical Engineer	233913	489
55	Welder (First Class)	322313	475
56	Occupational Therapist	252411	474
57	Multimedia Specialist	261211	460
58	Telecommunications Network Planner	313213	454
59	Biotechnologist	234514	453
60	Mining Engineer (Excluding Petroleum)	233611	449
61	Environmental Consultant	234312	397
62	Environmental Engineer	233915	392
63	Registered Nurse (Mental Health)	254422	363
64	Aeronautical Engineer	233911	360
65	Microbiologist	234517	313
66	Telecommunications Network Engineer	263312	302
67	Engineering Manager	133211	277
68	Electrician (General)	341111	272
69	Fitter (General)	323211	269
70	Materials Engineer	233112	259
71	Life Scientist (General)	234511	248
72	Electrical Engineering Technician	312312	244
73	Geotechnical Engineer	233212	226
74	Agricultural Scientist	234112	215
75	Landscape Architect	232112	213
76	Petroleum Engineer	233612	209
77	Diesel Motor Mechanic	321212	201
78	Metal Fabricator	322311	196
79	Actuary	224111	195
80	Electronic Equipment Trades Worker	342313	181
81	Veterinarian	234711	168
82	Transport Engineer	233215	167
83	Bricklayer	331111	163
84	Registered Nurse (Paediatrics)	254425	151
85	Wall And Floor Tiler	333411	150
86	Surveyor	232212	149
87	Psychologists (Nec)	272399	143
88	Economist	224311	143
89	Medical Diagnostic Radiographer	251211	141
90	Telecommunications Technical Officer Or Technologist	313214	132
91	Environmental Manager	139912	129
92	Speech Pathologist / Speech Language Therapist	252712	125
93	Cabinetmaker	394111	112
94	Electrical Engineering Draftsperson	312311	105
95	Registered Nurse (Medical Practice)	254421	103
96	Agricultural Engineer	233912	97
97	Metallurgist	234912	92
98	Audiologist	252711	92
99	Telecommunications Field Engineer	313212	91
100	Midwife	254111	84
101	Registered Nurse (Disability And Rehabilitation)	254417	81
102	Registered Nurse (Community Health)	254414	80
103	Chiropractor	252111	78
104	Environmental Research Scientist	234313	55
105	Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General)	342314	54
106	Other Spatial Scientist	232214	53
107	Automotive Electrician	321111	28
108	Valuer	224512	28
109	Special Needs Teacher	241511	25
110	Forester / Forest Scientist	234113	25
111	Biochemist	234513	24
112	Renderer (Solid Plaster)	333212	24
113	Primary Health Organisation Manager	134213	24
114	Carpenter And Joiner	331211	23
115	Life Scientists (Nec)	234599	21
116	Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class)	342315	20

Source: SkillSelect submitted-EOI points distribution (national, Subclass 189), as at August 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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