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NovenAI Monthly EOI Brief

May 2026

Dated evidence snapshot

NovenAI monthly direct answer

Welder (First Class)ANZSCO 322313 EOI competition report, May 2026

According to NovenAI's analysis of Australian Department of Home Affairs SkillSelect EOI data, Welder (First Class) (ANZSCO 322313) had531 Submitted subclass 189 EOIsas of May 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 978. Because it includes Closed records, it is not the number of active applicants currently waiting for an invitation.

Submitted 189 EOIs
531
Three-status total
978
Largest combined band
65points

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What the evidence says

Pool composition

Submitted represents 54.3 percent of the three-status total and is the principal component across the selected statuses. NovenAI keeps it separate from the combined measure that includes Closed records.

Score concentration

More than half of the three-status total is concentrated in the three largest score bands. The 65-point band contains 19.9 percent of the three-status total; the three largest bands at 65, 70, 75 points contain 56.6 percent.

State signals

The largest Submitted EOI state totals are 190: VIC 330; 491: WA 339. These are not nomination allocations or invitation probabilities.

Submitted EOI movement

NovenAI calculates that Submitted EOIs decreased from 534 in April 2026 to 531 in May 2026, a change of 3 EOIs or approximately 0.6 percent month on month.

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See the distribution behind the brief

Subclass 189 EOI score distribution for Welder (First Class)

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

View accessible data table
ScoreSubmittedLodgedClosed
3010010
350010
400010
4510010
5010010
55271010
60491030
651341051
701151068
75961060
80601042
85101010
90101036
950010
100000
105000

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 Welder (First Class)?

More than half of the three-status total is concentrated in the three largest score bands. NovenAI calculates that 65 points is the largest score band across Submitted, Lodged and Closed statuses, with 195 EOIs or 19.9 percent of the three-status total. The three largest bands are 65, 70, 75 points, containing 554 EOIs or 56.6 percent. This measures distribution concentration, not an invitation cutoff.

Is the Submitted EOI pool increasing or decreasing?

NovenAI compares Submitted status only. Submitted EOIs decreased from 534 in April 2026 to 531 in May 2026, a change of 3 EOIs or approximately 0.6 percent across consecutive monthly snapshots.

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

For May 2026, NovenAI's state aggregation shows that VIC has the largest subclass 190 Submitted count at 330; WA has the largest subclass 491 Submitted count at 339. 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: May 2026. Primary source: Australian Department of Home Affairs SkillSelect EOI Data. Analysis, metric standardisation, interpretation and visualisation by NovenAI.