189 Invitation and 491 Invitations

189 and 491 Invitation Round – January 2022

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
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