Below is the raw data published by the Department of Home Affairs for the skilled migration invitation round in January of 2022.
189 Invitations
| Occupation | Minimum Point Score |
| Emergency Medicine Specialist | 90 |
| General Practitioner | 90 |
| Medical Diagnostic Radiographer | 90 |
| Medical Laboratory Scientist | 90 |
| Medical Practitioners nec | 90 |
| Microbiologist | 90 |
| Mining Engineer (excluding Petroleum) | 90 |
| Neurosurgeon | 95 |
| Nuclear Medicine Technologist | 95 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 95 |
| Paediatrician | 90 |
| Petroleum Engineer | 90 |
| Registered Nurse (Aged Care) | 90 |
| Registered Nurse (Community Health) | 90 |
| Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency) | 90 |
| Registered Nurse (Developmental Disability) | 90 |
| Registered Nurse (Medical Practice) | 90 |
| Registered Nurse (Medical) | 90 |
| Registered Nurse (Mental Health) | 90 |
| Registered Nurse (Paediatrics) | 90 |
| Registered Nurse (Perioperative) | 90 |
| Registered Nurse (Surgical) | 90 |
| Veterinarian | 90 |
The most prominent occupations for January 2022 appear to have included Medical Practitioner NEC (ANZSCO: 253999) and Registered Nurse (Aged Care) (ANZSCO: 254412). This continues a long standing trend of prioritizing healthcare professionals for the purposes of Subclass 189.
491 – Family Sponsored Invitations
| Occupation | Minimum Point Score |
| Agricultural Consultant | 80 |
| Agricultural Scientist | 80 |
| Biotechnologist | 80 |
| Chemical Engineer | 80 |
| Environmental Consultant | 80 |
| Environmental Scientists nec | 85 |
| Food Technologist | 80 |
| Geophysicist | 80 |
| Life Scientist (General) | 105 |
| Life Scientists nec | 95 |
| Medical Laboratory Scientist | 80 |
| Medical Radiation Therapist | 95 |
| Microbiologist | 85 |
| Midwife | 85 |
| Orthotist or Prosthetist | 80 |
| Physiotherapist | 80 |
| Psychologists nec | 80 |
| Registered Nurse (Aged Care) | 80 |
| Registered Nurse (Child and Family Health) | 80 |
| Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency) | 80 |
| Registered Nurse (Medical Practice) | 90 |
| Registered Nurse (Medical) | 80 |
| Registered Nurse (Mental Health) | 80 |
| Registered Nurse (Paediatrics) | 80 |
| Registered Nurse (Perioperative) | 80 |
| Registered Nurse (Surgical) | 80 |
| Registered Nurses nec | 80 |
| Social Worker | 80 |