SkillSelect invitation round · Program year 2022-23

Invitation round 6 October 2022.

Results of the SkillSelect invitation round held on 6 October 2022, as published by the Department of Home Affairs.

Round results

Visa subclass	Invitations issued	Minimum points	Tie-break / date of effect
Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189)	11,714	65	10/2022
Skilled Work Regional visa (subclass 491) — Family Sponsored	818	65	10/2022

Minimum points shown as “from” are the lowest per-occupation minimum score invited — this round published cut-offs by occupation (full table below).

Minimum score invited by occupation

102 occupations received invitations in this round. N/A means no invitations were issued for that occupation and subclass.

Occupation	189 minimum score	491 (FS) minimum score
Aeronautical Engineer	65	65
Agricultural Consultant	65	70
Agricultural Engineer	65	90
Agricultural Scientist	65	65
Architect	65	65
Audiologist	65	65
Biochemist	65	N/A
Biomedical Engineer	65	65
Biotechnologist	65	75
Botanist	65	85
Cardiologist	85	N/A
Cartographer	65	N/A
Chemical Engineer	65	70
Chemist	65	65
Chiropractor	65	N/A
Civil Engineer	65	65
Clinical Psychologist	65	N/A
Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher	65	70
Electrical Engineer	65	65
Electronics Engineer	65	65
Emergency Medicine Specialist	65	N/A
Endocrinologist	90	N/A
Engineering Professionals nec	65	70
Engineering Technologist	65	65
Environmental Consultant	65	75
Environmental Engineer	65	65
Environmental Research Scientist	65	95
Environmental Scientists nec	65	N/A
Food Technologist	65	70
Forester	65	75
Gastroenterologist	65	N/A
General Practitioner	65	N/A
Geophysicist	65	N/A
Geotechnical Engineer	65	N/A
Hydrogeologist	65	N/A
Industrial Engineer	65	70
Intensive Care Specialist	65	N/A
Landscape Architect	65	100
Life Scientist (General)	65	70
Life Scientists nec	65	70
Marine Biologist	65	85
Materials Engineer	65	80
Mechanical Engineer	65	65
Medical Diagnostic Radiographer	65	N/A
Medical Laboratory Scientist	65	70
Medical Oncologist	75	N/A
Medical Practitioners nec	65	N/A
Medical Radiation Therapist	90	N/A
Metallurgist	65	70
Meteorologist	90	N/A
Microbiologist	65	80
Midwife	70	N/A
Mining Engineer (excluding Petroleum)	65	75
Natural and Physical Science Professionals nec	80	N/A
Naval Architect	65	N/A
Neurologist	75	N/A
Neurosurgeon	65	N/A
Nuclear Medicine Technologist	70	N/A
Nurse Practitioner	75	N/A
Obstetrician and Gynaecologist	65	N/A
Optometrist	70	N/A
Orthotist or Prosthetist	70	N/A
Osteopath	70	N/A
Other Spatial Scientist	65	N/A
Paediatrician	65	N/A
Pathologist	65	N/A
Petroleum Engineer	65	80
Physicist	65	90
Physiotherapist	65	80
Podiatrist	65	N/A
Production or Plant Engineer	65	65
Psychiatrist	70	N/A
Psychologists nec	65	N/A
Quantity Surveyor	65	65
Registered Nurse (Aged Care)	65	70
Registered Nurse (Child and Family Health)	65	N/A
Registered Nurse (Community Health)	65	N/A
Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency)	65	65
Registered Nurse (Disability and Rehabilitation)	65	N/A
Registered Nurse (Medical Practice)	65	90
Registered Nurse (Medical)	65	70
Registered Nurse (Mental Health)	65	N/A
Registered Nurse (Paediatrics)	65	N/A
Registered Nurse (Perioperative)	65	N/A
Registered Nurse (Surgical)	65	75
Registered Nurses nec	65	70
Renal Medicine Specialist	80	N/A
Secondary School Teacher	65	75
Social Worker	65	75
Sonographer	65	N/A
Special Education Teachers nec	95	N/A
Special Needs Teacher	65	N/A
Specialist Physician (General Medicine)	70	N/A
Specialist Physicians nec	65	N/A
Speech Pathologist	65	80
Structural Engineer	65	65
Surgeon (General)	65	N/A
Surveyor	65	65
Transport Engineer	65	80
University Lecturer	65	65
Veterinarian	65	N/A
Zoologist	65	N/A

About this data

Figures mirror the results published by the Department of Home Affairs on the official SkillSelect invitation rounds page. Data as at 19 July 2026.

All SkillSelect invitation rounds

MIGI is not affiliated with the Department of Home Affairs. This page is factual information, not migration advice. Check the official SkillSelect page before acting on any figure.