[05/09/2025]

____________________________________________________________________ The Department of Home Affairs has released the results of the SkillSelect invitation round held on 21 August 2025.This was the first time since 18 December 2023 that invitations were issued for the Subclass 491 – Family Sponsored stream. The round came after a long pause, with no invitations released since November 2024. Big Winners The building and construction sector once again dominated. Applicants from a wide range of trade occupations secured invitations with the minimum score of 65 points, including: Airconditioning and Mechanical Services Plumber BricklayerCarpenter Carpenter and Joiner Drainer Electrician (General) Electrician (Special Class) Glazier Joiner Painting Trades Worker Plumber (General) Roof Plumber Solid Plasterer Stonemason Big Losers In contrast, ICT professionals received no invitations in this round, Occupation Minimum scored 189 Visa Minimum scored 491 visa Actuary - 224111 90 N/A* Agricultural Consultant - 234111 90 N/A* Agricultural Scientist - 234112 90 N/A* Airconditioning and Mechanical Services Plumber - 334112 65 70 Architect - 232111 90 N/A* Arts Administrator or Manager - 139911 90 N/A* Audiologist - 252711 80 65 Barrister - 271111 95 N/A* Biochemist - 234513 90 N/A* Biotechnologist - 234514 90 N/A* Boat Builder and Repairer - 399111 90 N/A* Bricklayer - 331111 65 70 Cardiologist - 253312 80 80 Carpenter - 331212 65 N/A* Carpenter and Joiner - 331211 65 N/A* Cartographer - 232213 90 N/A* Chemical Engineer - 233111 90 N/A* Chemist - 234211 90 N/A* Child Care Centre Manager - 134111 90 N/A* Civil Engineering Draftsperson - 312211 90 N/A* Civil Engineering Technician - 312212 90 N/A* Clinical Psychologist - 272311 75 N/A* Conservator - 234911 90 N/A* Construction Project Manager - 133111 90 N/A* Dermatologist - 253911 100 N/A* Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist - 253917 85 N/A* Drainer - 334113 65 N/A* Early Childhood (Pre-Primary School) Teacher - 241111 85 80 Economist - 224311 90 N/A* Educational Psychologist - 272312 85 N/A* Electrical Engineering Draftsperson - 312311 90 N/A* Electrician (General) - 341111 65 75 Electrician (Special Class) - 341112 65 N/A* Electronic Equipment Trades Worker - 342313 110 N/A* Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class) - 342315 95 N/A* Electronics Engineer - 233411 95 N/A* Emergency Medicine Specialist - 253912 80 N/A* Engineering Manager - 133211 90 N/A* Fibrous Plasterer - 333211 90 N/A* Food Technologist - 234212 90 N/A* Forester - 234113 90 N/A* Gasfitter - 334114 65 80 Gastroenterologist - 253316 80 N/A Geophysicist - 234412 90 N/A* Glazier - 333111 65 N/A* Hydrogeologist - 234413 90 N/A* Intensive Care Specialist - 253317 80 N/A* Joiner - 331213 65 N/A* Land Economist - 224511 90 N/A* Landscape Architect - 232112 90 N/A* Life Scientist (General) - 234511 90 N/A* Life Scientists nec - 234599 90 N/A* Management Consultant - 224711 90 N/A* Marine Biologist - 234516 90 N/A* Materials Engineer - 233112 90 N/A* Medical Diagnostic Radiographer - 251211 80 90 Medical Radiation Therapist - 251212 80 N/A* Metal Fabricator - 322311 105 N/A* Metal Machinist (First Class) - 323214 85 N/A* Metallurgist - 234912 90 N/A* Microbiologist - 234517 90 N/A* Midwife - 254111 80 75 Mining Engineer (Excluding Petroleum) - 233611 90 N/A* Musician (Instrumental) - 211213 90 N/A* Natural and Physical Science Professionals nec - 234999 90 N/A* Neurologist - 253318 80 N/A* Nuclear Medicine Technologist - 251213 80 N/A* Nurse Practitioner - 254411 80 N/A* Obstetrician and Gynaecologist - 253913 80 N/A* Occupational Therapist - 252411 80 N/A* Optometrist - 251411 80 N/A* Orthopaedic Surgeon - 253514 85 N/A* Osteopath - 252112 100 N/A* Other Spatial Scientist - 232214 90 N/A* Paediatric Surgeon - 253516 85 N/A* Panelbeater - 324111 90 N/A* Petroleum Engineer - 233612 90 N/A* Physicist - 234914 90 N/A* Physiotherapist - 252511 80 80 Plumber (General) - 334111 65 80 Plumber (General) - 334116 65 80 Podiatrist - 252611 80 N/A* Primary Health Organisation Manager - 134213 90 N/A Psychiatrist - 253411 80 N/A* Psychologists nec - 272399 85 N/A* Registered Nurse (Aged Care) - 254412 80 80 Registered Nurse (Child and Family Health) - 254413 80 N/A* Registered Nurse (Community Health) - 254414 80 N/A* Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency) - 254415 80 65 Registered Nurse (Developmental Disability) - 254416 80 N/A* Registered Nurse (Disability and Rehabilitation) - 254417 80 N/A* Registered Nurse (Medical) - 254418 80 65 Registered Nurse (Mental Health) - 254422 80 90 Registered Nurse (Perioperative) - 254423 80 85 Registered Nurse (Surgical) - 254424 80 80 Registered Nurses nec - 254499 80 5 Roof plumber - 334115 65 N/A* Secondary School Teacher - 241411 85 80 Solicitor - 271311 90 N/A* Solid Plasterer - 333212 65 N/A* Sonographer - 251214 80 N/A* Special Needs Teacher - 241511 85 80 Specialist Physician (General Medicine) - 253311 80 N/A* Specialist Physicians nec - 253399 80 N/A* Speech Pathologist - 252712 80 65 Statistician - 224113 90 N/A* Stonemason - 331112 65 N/A* Surveyor - 232212 90 N/A* Tennis Coach - 452316 95 N/A* Thoracic Medicine Specialist - 253324 80 N/A University Lecturer - 242111 85 80 Urologist - 253518 80 N/A* Valuer - 224512 90 N/A* Veterinarian - 234711 90 N/A* Wall and Floor Tiler - 333411 65 75 Welder (First Class) - 322313 90 N/A* Zoologist - 234518 90 N/A*