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 |