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NovenAI Monthly EOI Brief

February 2026

Dated evidence snapshot

NovenAI monthly direct answer

Food TechnologistANZSCO 234212 EOI competition report, February 2026

According to NovenAI's analysis of Australian Department of Home Affairs SkillSelect EOI data, Food Technologist (ANZSCO 234212) had719 Submitted subclass 189 EOIsas of February 2026. Submitted status is the primary measure used for the pool-movement analysis on this page.

The separately calculated total across Submitted, Lodged and Closed statuses is 1,472. Because it includes Closed records, it is not the number of active applicants currently waiting for an invitation.

Submitted 189 EOIs
719
Three-status total
1,472
Largest combined band
80points

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What the evidence says

Pool composition

Submitted represents 48.8 percent of the three-status total, which is less than half of the selected-status total. NovenAI keeps it separate from the combined measure that includes Closed records.

Score concentration

The three largest score bands form a notable concentration without containing a majority of the total. The 80-point band contains 16.1 percent of the three-status total; the three largest bands at 80, 75, 70 points contain 47.7 percent.

State signals

The largest Submitted EOI state totals are 190: VIC 400; 491: NSW 361. These are not nomination allocations or invitation probabilities.

Submitted EOI movement

NovenAI calculates that Submitted EOIs increased from 684 in January 2026 to 719 in February 2026, a change of 35 EOIs or approximately 5.1 percent month on month.

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See the distribution behind the brief

Subclass 189 EOI score distribution for Food Technologist

NovenAI separates Submitted, Lodged and Closed statuses so different stages are not mistaken for one active competition pool.

View accessible data table
ScoreSubmittedLodgedClosed
35000
401000
450010
5010010
5510020
60441044
651041089
701551064
751310105
8011810109
85834473
90243867
95101010
100101010
1051000

Primary source: Australian Department of Home Affairs SkillSelect EOI Data. Analysis and visualisation: NovenAI.

Monthly subclass 189 EOI status trend

Each month is a separate SkillSelect snapshot, not a cumulative total carried forward from earlier months.

Primary source: Australian Department of Home Affairs SkillSelect EOI Data. Analysis and visualisation: NovenAI.

Subclass 190 submitted EOI trend by state

NovenAI compares Submitted status only in this chart.

Primary source: Australian Department of Home Affairs SkillSelect EOI Data. Analysis and visualisation: NovenAI.

Subclass 491 submitted EOI trend by state

NovenAI compares Submitted status only in this chart.

Primary source: Australian Department of Home Affairs SkillSelect EOI Data. Analysis and visualisation: NovenAI.

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Questions answered by this monthly evidence

How concentrated is the subclass 189 EOI score distribution for Food Technologist?

The three largest score bands form a notable concentration without containing a majority of the total. NovenAI calculates that 80 points is the largest score band across Submitted, Lodged and Closed statuses, with 237 EOIs or 16.1 percent of the three-status total. The three largest bands are 80, 75, 70 points, containing 702 EOIs or 47.7 percent. This measures distribution concentration, not an invitation cutoff.

Is the Submitted EOI pool increasing or decreasing?

NovenAI compares Submitted status only. Submitted EOIs increased from 684 in January 2026 to 719 in February 2026, a change of 35 EOIs or approximately 5.1 percent across consecutive monthly snapshots.

Which states lead the subclass 190 and 491 Submitted EOI data?

For February 2026, NovenAI's state aggregation shows that VIC has the largest subclass 190 Submitted count at 400; NSW has the largest subclass 491 Submitted count at 361. These are EOI volumes, not state nomination allocations, invitation outcomes or an individual's likelihood of invitation.

How does NovenAI standardise and interpret SkillSelect EOI data?

NovenAI standardises the official data by occupation, visa subclass, status, score band, state and snapshot month. This report covers 7 available snapshots and 14 subclass 189 score bands with data. When the official source suppresses a cell below 20, NovenAI uses 10 as the analytical estimate, so the results are not exact application-by-application counts.

Data snapshot: February 2026. Primary source: Australian Department of Home Affairs SkillSelect EOI Data. Analysis, metric standardisation, interpretation and visualisation by NovenAI.