Skilled occupations
Browse occupations eligible for Australian skilled migration visas. Each page shows visa eligibility, recent rounds, and state nominations.
This month on SkillSelect
The top 10 occupations in each skilled visa queue, from the latest public SkillSelect data.
Most people waiting
Subclass 189 · Jun 2026Submitted EOIs sitting in the Skilled Independent (189) queue as at Jun 2026. Occupations whose counts DHA masks ("<20") aren't shown.
- 1Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher24111112,007
- 2Chef35131111,861
- 3Software Engineer2613139,878
- 4Civil Engineer2332119,325
- 5ICT Business Analyst2611118,196
- 6Mechanical Engineer2335128,126
- 7Accountant (General)2211117,903
- 8Developer Programmer2613126,791
- 9Registered Nurses nec2544996,261
- 10Engineering Technologist2339146,067
Most invited in the latest round
Subclass 189 · Jun 2026Skilled Independent (189) invitations confirmed in the Jun 2026 round, counted from exact SkillSelect movements. Where DHA masks part of an occupation's picture, the figure reads "at least"; the true count can only be higher.