SkillSelect invitation round · Program year 2025-26

Invitation round 13 November 2025.

Results of the SkillSelect invitation round held on 13 November 2025, 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)	10,000	from 65	11/2025
Skilled Work Regional visa (subclass 491) — Family Sponsored	300	from 65	10/2025

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

143 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
Actuary	85	N/A
Agricultural Consultant	85	N/A
Agricultural Scientist	85	N/A
Airconditioning and Mechanical Services Plumber	65	70
Architect	85	N/A
Artistic Director	85	N/A
Arts Administrator or Manager	85	N/A
Audiologist	75	80
Automotive Electrician	85	N/A
Barrister	90	N/A
Biochemist	85	N/A
Biotechnologist	85	N/A
Boat Builder and Repairer	85	N/A
Botanist	85	N/A
Bricklayer	65	70
Cabinetmaker	85	N/A
Cardiologist	80	80
Carpenter	65	65
Carpenter and Joiner	65	95
Cartographer	90	N/A
Chemical Engineer	85	N/A
Chemist	85	N/A
Child Care Centre Manager	75	N/A
Chiropractor	85	N/A
Civil Engineering Draftsperson	85	N/A
Civil Engineering Technician	85	N/A
Clinical Psychologist	80	N/A
Construction Project Manager	85	N/A
Dermatologist	100	N/A
Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist	80	N/A
Drainer	70	N/A
Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher	85	90
Economist	85	N/A
Electrical Engineering Draftsperson	85	N/A
Electrical Engineering Technician	85	N/A
Electrician (General)	65	65
Electrician (Special Class)	70	N/A
Electronic Equipment Trades Worker	85	N/A
Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General)	95	N/A
Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class)	95	N/A
Emergency Medicine Specialist	75	N/A
Engineering Manager	85	N/A
Environmental Consultant	85	N/A
Environmental Manager	85	N/A
Environmental Research Scientist	85	N/A
Environmental Scientists nec	85	N/A
Fibrous Plasterer	65	65
Fitter (General)	85	N/A
Food Technologist	85	N/A
Forester	85	N/A
Gasfitter	65	80
General Practitioner	75	85
Geophysicist	85	N/A
Glazier	65	N/A
Hydrogeologist	90	N/A
Intensive Care Specialist	80	N/A
Joiner	65	N/A
Land Economist	85	N/A
Landscape Architect	85	N/A
Life Scientist (General)	85	N/A
Life Scientists nec	85	N/A
Management Consultant	85	N/A
Marine Biologist	85	N/A
Materials Engineer	85	N/A
Medical Diagnostic Radiographer	75	85
Medical Laboratory Scientist	85	N/A
Medical Oncologist	80	N/A
Medical Practitioners nec	75	90
Medical Radiation Therapist	75	N/A
Metal Fabricator	85	N/A
Metal Machinist (First Class)	95	N/A
Metallurgist	85	N/A
Microbiologist	85	N/A
Midwife	75	75
Mining Engineer (excluding Petroleum)	85	N/A
Motorcycle Mechanic	85	N/A
Multimedia Specialist	90	N/A
Musician (Instrumental)	90	N/A
Natural and Physical Science Professionals nec	85	N/A
Neurologist	80	N/A
Nurse Practitioner	80	N/A
Obstetrician and Gynaecologist	75	N/A
Ophthalmologist	80	N/A
Optometrist	75	85
Organisational Psychologist	80	N/A
Orthopaedic Surgeon	85	N/A
Osteopath	100	N/A
Other Spatial Scientist	85	N/A
Paediatrician	75	N/A
Painting Trades Worker	70	70
Pathologist	75	N/A
Petroleum Engineer	85	N/A
Physicist	85	N/A
Physiotherapist	75	75
Plumber (General)	65	70
Podiatrist	75	N/A
Primary Health Organisation Manager	85	N/A
Psychiatrist	75	N/A
Psychologists nec	75	N/A
Radiation Oncologist	N/A	85
Registered Nurse (Aged Care)	75	80
Registered Nurse (Child and Family Health)	75	N/A
Registered Nurse (Community Health)	75	80
Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency)	75	75
Registered Nurse (Developmental Disability)	80	80
Registered Nurse (Disability and Rehabilitation)	75	N/A
Registered Nurse (Medical Practice)	75	75
Registered Nurse (Medical)	75	75
Registered Nurse (Mental Health)	75	80
Registered Nurse (Paediatrics)	75	75
Registered Nurse (Perioperative)	75	80
Registered Nurse (Surgical)	75	80
Registered Nurses nec	75	75
Roof Plumber	70	N/A
Secondary School Teacher	75	85
Social Worker	75	85
Solicitor	85	N/A
Solid Plasterer	65	65
Sonographer	75	N/A
Special Education Teachers nec	75	N/A
Special Needs Teacher	75	90
Specialist Physician (General Medicine)	80	N/A
Specialist Physicians nec	85	N/A
Speech Pathologist	75	85
Statistician	85	N/A
Stonemason	65	N/A
Surgeon (General)	80	N/A
Surveyor	85	N/A
Telecommunications Engineer	90	N/A
Telecommunications Field Engineer	90	N/A
Telecommunications Network Engineer	90	N/A
Telecommunications Network Planner	90	N/A
Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist	90	N/A
Tennis Coach	85	N/A
Thoracic Medicine Specialist	80	N/A
Urologist	80	N/A
Valuer	85	N/A
Vascular Surgeon	75	N/A
Veterinarian	85	N/A
Wall and Floor Tiler	65	75
Welder (First Class)	85	N/A
Welfare Centre Manager	85	N/A
Zoologist	85	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.