SkillSelect / 189 Points-tested
Data as at September 2026
OCCUPATION INTELLIGENCE

Mechanical Engineer

ANZSCO 233512 Subclass 189 Latest data: September 2026
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YOUR POSITION / NOT A FORECAST

Your Position

Calculated by this site

65–130 points, in steps of 5. Local only; not stored in the database.

Latest invitation score: 85

Score Gap
-10

10 points below latest invitation score

EOIs with higher scores
2,904

Submitted EOIs above your score

EOIs at your score
1,311

Official exact-score bucket

EOIs at your score or above
4,215

Exact aggregate or known-count lower bound

EOIs are not unique people. Same-score EOIs may be ordered using Date of Effect where applicable. Score position does not predict an invitation. A + suffix means a lower bound, not an estimate.
RELATIVE TO DATA-COMPLETE PEERS

Competition Overview

Calculated by this site · v1

Competition Pressure

High
73.9 / 100

Comparative indicator, not a probability.

How is this calculated?
75+ EOIs in pool
4,215

Official independently queried aggregate

80+ EOIs in pool
2,904

Official independently queried aggregate

85+ EOIs in pool
1,883

Official independently queried aggregate

6M Growth
+7.0%

Absolute change: 493

View the five-factor calculation

Reference date: 2026-09-30 · Data-complete peers: 118 · Calculation version: v1

Factor Value Weight Peer percentile Contribution
Pool Size 7,560 25% 95.7 23.93
75+ Pool 4,215 25% 94.0 23.50
6M Growth 7 20% 21.4 4.27
Latest Invitation Score 85 20% 67.5 13.50
Days since last invitation 692 10% 87.2 8.72

Data interpretation: This occupation ranks higher on the fixed competitive-pressure factors among data-complete peers.

Competition Pressure is a comparative indicator based on current EOI pool and invitation data. It is not a probability of invitation, migration advice or a prediction of visa grant.

Source: Australian Department of Home Affairs ↗ Data as at: 30 September 2026 Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
Current Submitted EOI
7,560
Official Data · EOIs in pool
75+ EOIs in pool
4215
80+ pool: 2904
Last 189 invitation score
85
7 Nov 2024
1-month pool change
+1.3%
Calculated metric · not new EOIs

EOI Points Distribution

Submitted EOIs · exact points scores

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Points Submitted pool
25 points <20
30 points <20
35 points <20
40 points <20
45 points 29
50 points 95
55 points 261
60 points 560
65 points 1167
70 points 1219
75 points 1311
80 points 1021
85 points 996
90 points 612
95 points 221
100 points 51
105 points <20
Source: Australian Department of Home Affairs ↗ Data as at: 30 September 2026 Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026

Monthly Submitted EOI Trend

Month-end pool · Official Revised History

Time range

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1-month change +1.3% Absolute change: 96
3-month change +0.7% Absolute change: 56
6-month change +7.0% Absolute change: 493
12-month change +29.6% Absolute change: 1,728
View monthly data table
Month Submitted pool
October 2024 905
November 2024 1587
December 2024 2090
January 2025 2784
February 2025 3235
March 2025 3632
April 2025 4055
May 2025 4426
June 2025 4699
July 2025 5088
August 2025 5478
September 2025 5832
October 2025 6160
November 2025 6534
December 2025 6695
January 2026 6809
February 2026 6961
March 2026 7067
April 2026 7212
May 2026 7334
June 2026 7504
July 2026 7470
August 2026 7464
September 2026 7560
Source: Australian Department of Home Affairs ↗ Data as at: 30 September 2026 Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026

Calculated metrics Calculated

Descriptive only. No invitation probabilities or expected dates.

80+ score share

38.4%

Official 80+ aggregate divided by official Submitted total.

6-month pool movement

+7.0%

A larger pool may mean more competition. Movement is shown without red/green judgments.

Source: Australian Department of Home Affairs ↗ Data as at: 30 September 2026 Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026

189 Invitation History

Invitations issued in official rounds · distinct from Invited status in snapshots

Published invitation score trend

Published scores only. Missing and not-invited rounds remain gaps, never 0 points.

Time range

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Round date Minimum points Occupation tie-break date Notes / official source
4 June 2026 Not invited Not available
Not invited in this round

Not invited in this round

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

13 Nov 2025 Not invited Not available
Not invited in this round

Not invited in this round

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

21 Aug 2025 Not invited Not available
Not invited in this round

Not invited in this round

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

7 Nov 2024 85 Not available
Published score details

Mechanical Engineer | 85

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

5 Sept 2024 90 Not available
Published score details

Mechanical Engineer | 90

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

13 June 2024 90 Not available
Published score details

Mechanical Engineer | 90

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

18 Dec 2023 Not invited Not available
Not invited in this round

Not invited in this round

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

25 May 2023 Not available Not available
Not available — unresolved occupation labels remain in this source table

Not available — unresolved occupation labels remain in this source table

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

8 Dec 2022 85 Not available
Published score details

Mechanical Engineer | 85 | 85 | N/A* | N/A* | Minimum of published 189 offshore/onshore scores; see raw source

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

6 Oct 2022 65 Not available
Published score details

Mechanical Engineer | 65 | N/A* | 65 | N/A* | Minimum of published 189 offshore/onshore scores; see raw source

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

22 Aug 2022 Not available Not available
Not available — unresolved occupation labels remain in this source table

Not available — unresolved occupation labels remain in this source table

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

21 Apr 2022 Not invited Not available
Not invited in this round

Not invited in this round

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

21 Jan 2022 Not invited Not available
Not invited in this round

Not invited in this round

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

29 Oct 2021 Not available Not available
Not available — no six-digit occupation table published

Not available — no six-digit occupation table published

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

26 July 2021 Not available Not available
Not available — no six-digit occupation table published

Not available — no six-digit occupation table published

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

21 Apr 2021 Not available Not available
Not available — no six-digit occupation table published

Not available — no six-digit occupation table published

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

21 Jan 2021 Not available Not available
Not available — no six-digit occupation table published

Not available — no six-digit occupation table published

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

21 Oct 2020 Not available Not available
Not available — no six-digit occupation table published

Not available — no six-digit occupation table published

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

11 Sept 2020 Not available Not available
Not available — no six-digit occupation table published

Not available — no six-digit occupation table published

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

11 Aug 2020 Not available Not available
Not available — no six-digit occupation table published

Not available — no six-digit occupation table published

Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026 · View source ↗

Source: Australian Department of Home Affairs ↗ Data as at: 4 June 2026 Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026

Invitation & Pool Timeline

Official month-end snapshots, matched invitations and captured revisions

Official Data / Revision evidence
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  1. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 7560

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  2. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 7464

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  3. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 7470

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  4. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 7504

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  5. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 7334

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  6. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 7212

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  7. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 7067

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  8. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 6961

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  9. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 6809

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  10. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 6695

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  11. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 6534

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  12. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 6160

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  13. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 5832

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  14. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 5478

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  15. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 5088

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  16. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 4699

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  17. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 4426

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  18. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 4055

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  19. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 3632

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  20. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 3235

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  21. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 2784

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  22. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 2090

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  23. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 1587

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  24. Invitation round

    Minimum invitation score : 85

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  25. Month-end snapshot

    Submitted EOI pool : 905

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  26. Invitation round

    Minimum invitation score : 90

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  27. Invitation round

    Minimum invitation score : 90

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  28. Invitation round

    Minimum invitation score : 85

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026
  29. Invitation round

    Minimum invitation score : 65

    View source ↗ Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026

Post-round Pool Movement

Before / after published snapshots from the same captured release

Calculated by this site

Pool movement should not be interpreted as exact invitations issued. Changes can reflect invitations, expiry, withdrawals, profile changes or historical revisions.

7 Nov 2024 · +682

Before snapshot: 2024-10-31 · After snapshot: 2024-11-30

Metric Before After Difference
Submitted pool 905 1,587 682
75+ points 476+ 839+ Not available
80+ points 302+ 528+ Not available
85+ points 189+ 260+ Not available
40 points Not available <20 Not available
45 points <20 <20 Not available
50 points <20 21 Not available
55 points 35 49 14
60 points 46 72 26
65 points 154 270 116
70 points 178 327 149
75 points 174 311 137
80 points 113 268 155
85 points 123 235 112
90 points 66 25 -41
95 points <20 <20 Not available
100 points <20 Not available Not available
5 Sept 2024 · Not available

Before snapshot: Not available · After snapshot: 2024-10-31

Metric Before After Difference
Submitted pool Not available 905 Not available
75+ points Not available 476+ Not available
80+ points Not available 302+ Not available
85+ points Not available 189+ Not available
45 points Not available <20 Not available
50 points Not available <20 Not available
55 points Not available 35 Not available
60 points Not available 46 Not available
65 points Not available 154 Not available
70 points Not available 178 Not available
75 points Not available 174 Not available
80 points Not available 113 Not available
85 points Not available 123 Not available
90 points Not available 66 Not available
95 points Not available <20 Not available
100 points Not available <20 Not available
13 June 2024 · Not available

Before snapshot: Not available · After snapshot: Not available

Metric Before After Difference
Submitted pool Not available Not available Not available
75+ points Not available Not available Not available
80+ points Not available Not available Not available
85+ points Not available Not available Not available
8 Dec 2022 · Not available

Before snapshot: Not available · After snapshot: Not available

Metric Before After Difference
Submitted pool Not available Not available Not available
75+ points Not available Not available Not available
80+ points Not available Not available Not available
85+ points Not available Not available Not available
6 Oct 2022 · Not available

Before snapshot: Not available · After snapshot: Not available

Metric Before After Difference
Submitted pool Not available Not available Not available
75+ points Not available Not available Not available
80+ points Not available Not available Not available
85+ points Not available Not available Not available
Source: Australian Department of Home Affairs ↗ Data as at: 30 September 2026 Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026

Data Revisions

Observed changes between actual captures; no cause inferred

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No revision records detected for this occupation. Only actual captured releases can be compared; an empty list does not prove the source never revised its history.

Source: Australian Department of Home Affairs ↗ Data as at: 30 September 2026 Retrieved: 7 Oct 2026

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