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Electronics Engineer Visa Pathway Australia

Electronics Engineer appears on the points-tested, employer-sponsored and post-study routes, and four of the five states and territories that list by occupation include it, while New South Wales lists its unit group. It is not rated in shortage. The sections below set out what each requires. It was invited in the most recent published round.

ANZSCO 233411Published 31 March 2026Last updated 1 October 2026Read time 12 min
Overview

The facts that shape your strategy

Start with the four signals that affect pathway choice. Detailed evidence and caveats remain available below.

Occupation code233411Electronics engineers unit group
Skills assessmentEngineers AustraliaThe Institution of Engineers Australia
Visa access7 routes186, 189, 190, 482, 485, 491 and 494
Typical earnings$2,739Average weekly cash earnings, unit group
Duties

What Electronics Engineer does

Your duties—not your job title—are what determine whether ANZSCO 233411 is the right code for your assessment.

Two ANZSCO versions apply to this occupationThe summary and duties below follow your selection.
Official occupation summary

“design, develop, adapt, install, test and maintain electronic components, circuits and systems used for computer systems, communication systems, entertainment, transport and other industrial applications”

Unit group 2334
Official occupation summary

“Designs, develops, adapts, installs, tests and maintains electronic components, circuits and systems used for computer, communication, command and warfare systems, entertainment, transport and other industrial applications. Registration or licensing may be required. Specialisation: Combat System Engineer”

Occupation 233411
  • designing electronic components, circuits and systems used for computer, communication and control systems, and other industrial applications
  • designing software, especially embedded software, to be used within such systems
  • developing apparatus and procedures to test electronic components, circuits and systems
  • supervising installation and commissioning of computer, communication and control systems, and ensuring proper control and protection methods
  • establishing and monitoring performance and safety standards and procedures for operation, modification, maintenance and repair of such systems
  • designing communications bearers based on wired, optical fibre and wireless communication media
  • analysing communications traffic and level of service, and determining the type of installation, location, layout and transmission medium for communication systems
  • designing and developing signal processing algorithms and implementing these through appropriate choice of hardware and software

Default edition — 27 June 2013

  • designing electronic components, circuits and systems used for computer, communication and control systems, command and warfare systems, and other industrial applications
  • designing software, especially embedded software, to be used within such systems
  • developing apparatus and procedures to test electronic components, circuits and systems
  • supervising installation and commissioning of computer, communication and control systems, and ensuring proper control and protection methods
  • establishing and monitoring performance and safety standards and procedures for operation, modification, maintenance and repair of such systems
  • designing communications bearers based on wired, optical fibre and wireless communication media
  • analysing communications traffic and level of service, and determining the type of installation, location, layout and transmission medium for communication systems
  • designing and developing signal processing algorithms and implementing these through appropriate choice of hardware and software
  • designing the architecture, modelling and integration of communication and control systems, command and warfare systems, and other industrial applications

Employer nomination only — 482, 186, 187

Salary

Salary context for this unit group

This is a unit-group benchmark, not a promise of individual earnings. Location, experience, employment type and overtime all affect pay.

$2,739average weekly total cash earnings
Lower-paid unit groupsHigher-paid unit groups

Electronics engineers, all employees — May 2025 survey. The bar shows the unit group’s relative position across the ABS earnings survey.

Official source: ABS, Employee Earnings and Hours, Australia.
Visa pathways

Compare routes by how they work

Visa numbers alone are hard to interpret. Grouping them by applicant goal makes the shortlist easier to understand.

Choose your pathway type

These are occupation-level possibilities, not a personal eligibility result.

Subclass 189Skilled IndependentNo state or employer sponsorPermanentMLTSSL
Subclass 190Skilled NominatedRequires state nomination+5 pointsMLTSSL
Subclass 491Skilled Work Regional (Provisional)State or family nomination+15 pointsMLTSSL
Subclass 482Skills in DemandEmployer sponsorship, temporary · Core Skills or Specialist Skills streamSponsoredCSOL
Subclass 186Employer Nomination Scheme — Direct Entry streamEmployer-sponsored permanent residencePermanentCSOL
Subclass 494Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) — Employer Sponsored streamEmployer-sponsored, regionalSponsoredMLTSSL
Subclass 485Temporary GraduateFor eligible recent Australian graduatesTemporaryMLTSSL
Points test

What the 95-point figure means

Two different scores get called “the minimum”. Here is which is which.

Latest published round
95points

Subclass 189 — Skilled Independent — June 2026 · lowest score invited, not a pass mark.

What the record shows

Subclass 189 — Skilled Independent

between 90 and 95, most recently 95.

Round-by-round recordLowest score invited

  • June 202695
  • November 2025—
  • August 202595
  • November 202495
  • September 202490
  • June 202495

— not listed in that round’s published results. DHA publishes the occupations invited in each round, not the ones that were not, so this does not mean nobody with this occupation was invited.

Minimum to lodge an EOI:65 points

Scores move between rounds. The most recent result does not set the next one.

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Where your score sits against the last published roundThe lowest score invited for this occupation, from SkillSelect’s published round results — not a prediction
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Which rounds named this occupationThe published invitation rounds that list it, with the date and minimum for each
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Processing order

Where this occupation sits in the queue

Ministerial Directions set the order applications are considered in.

Priority sector: Not Listed. Its processing priority depends on where you apply from and who applies with you.

Subclass 189Skilled IndependentMD-122
On shorePriority 2 of 4
Off shore, applying alonePriority 3 of 4
Off shore, with familyPriority 4 of 4
Subclass 190Skilled NominatedMD-122
On shorePriority 2 of 4
Off shore, applying alonePriority 3 of 4
Off shore, with familyPriority 4 of 4
Subclass 491Skilled Work Regional (Provisional)MD-122
On shorePriority 2 of 4
Off shore, applying alonePriority 3 of 4
Off shore, with familyPriority 4 of 4
Subclass 482Skills in DemandMD-121
Specialist Skills streamPriority 2 of 5
On shorePriority 3 of 5
Off shore, applying alonePriority 4 of 5
Off shore, with familyPriority 5 of 5
Subclass 186Employer Nomination Scheme — Direct Entry streamMD-122
On shorePriority 2 of 4
Off shore, applying alonePriority 3 of 4
Off shore, with familyPriority 4 of 4
Subclass 494Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) — Employer Sponsored streamMD-122
On shorePriority 2 of 4
Off shore, applying alonePriority 3 of 4
Off shore, with familyPriority 4 of 4
Subclass 485Temporary Graduate
Processing priorityNot ListedNo Ministerial Direction sets an order for this subclass.
EOI pool

Expressions of interest lodged in SkillSelect

How many expressions of interest name this occupation, and the scores they hold.

Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) - Points tested stream

A permanent visa for invited workers with skills Australia needs, to live and work anywhere in the country.

2,828expressions of interest · August 2026
90+484 (17%)
80–89644 (23%)
70–79845 (30%)
60–69669 (24%)
under 60186 (7%)

Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190)

A permanent visa for skilled workers nominated by a state or territory.

5,246expressions of interest · August 2026
90+1,049 (20%)
80–891,496 (29%)
70–791,754 (33%)
60–69798 (15%)
under 60149 (3%)

Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491)

A provisional visa for skilled workers who want to live and work in regional Australia, nominated by a state or territory.

5,881expressions of interest · August 2026
90+2,124 (36%)
80–891,834 (31%)
70–791,497 (25%)
60–69401 (7%)
under 6025 (0%)

Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491)

A provisional visa for skilled workers who want to live and work in regional Australia, sponsored by an eligible family member.

186expressions of interest · August 2026
90+52 (28%)
80–8982 (44%)
70–7938 (20%)
60–6913 (7%)
under 601 (1%)

⚠ These pools are counted separately by visa subclass and are not additive — one expression of interest can name more than one subclass.

Source: Australian Government SkillSelect data, August 2026. Counts EOIs with a submitted or lodged status.

Application plan

Your first four decisions

A shorter, action-led sequence replaces the original seven-step list. Later lodgement steps only matter once the pathway is confirmed.

1Confirm your code

Match your actual duties—not only your job title—to Electronics Engineer 233411.

2Check Engineers Australia evidence

Map qualifications, employment proof and practical experience.

3Compare pathways

Compare the routes above side by side before committing to one.

4Build your application

Improve English and points, then pursue the strongest route first.

Skills assessment

The Institution of Engineers Australia

Engineers Australia decides whether your skills and experience meet the Australian standard for Electronics Engineer 233411.

Assessing authorityEngineers AustraliaSets its own fees and timing
  • A skills assessment is tied to the occupation you nominate — the code on this page is what gets assessed, not your job title
  • Requirements, fees and timing are set by the assessing authority, not by the Department
  • A positive assessment does not by itself produce an invitation or a visa
  • Most skilled visa applications need it decided before you lodge, so start early
State nomination

Published list snapshot

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On published listNot on published listNo list published
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  • NSWUnit group on published list
  • VICNo list published
  • QLDOn published list
  • SANo list published
  • WAOn published list
  • TASOn published list
  • NTNot on published list
  • ACTOn published list
Labour agreements

Employer-led alternatives

Some employers can sponsor workers under an agreement negotiated with the government. Only that employer can say whether one is open to you.

No industry labour agreement names this occupation.

Not Named InOther agreements
FAQs

What applicants usually need clarified

This page names a skills assessing authority. Does that body decide my visa?

No. A skills assessing authority assesses whether your qualifications and experience meet the Australian standard for the occupation, and issues an assessment. The Department of Home Affairs decides the visa. A positive assessment is one requirement among several — it does not create an entitlement to a visa and it does not bind the Department’s decision. Which body assesses a given occupation is set by legislative instrument; it is not a choice you or we make.

This occupation is listed for a visa on this page. Does that mean I qualify for it?

No. A listing means a legislative instrument specifies this occupation for that visa. That is one criterion. Each visa has its own separate requirements — which may include age, English, a skills assessment, nomination or sponsorship, work experience, and in some cases a points score — and those are assessed against your circumstances, not against the occupation. A listing tells you a door exists. It does not tell you that you can walk through it.

Why does this page show two sets of duties, and does the code I nominate matter?

ANZSCO — the occupation classification — has more than one edition, and different migration instruments designate different editions. The Skills in Demand and Employer Nomination instruments specify ANZSCO as in force on 23 November 2022. Both editions appear here because which one applies depends on the instrument governing the visa you are applying for.

The code matters. Visa routes are specified per code, so two codes describing similar work can carry different routes. Establishing the correct code before you apply is not a clerical step.

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