ANZSCO 253915 · MLTSSL

Pathologist

No 189 invitations in Jun 2026. Last invited in Nov 2025 at 75 points.

Official data, checked 15 October 2026Skills assessment: MedBAVictorian priority (Healthcare)

Latest 189 cut-off–not invited in Jun 2026

189 rounds invited4of 6lowest ever 65 pts (Aug 2022)

State lists4of 8list it for 190 or 491

ShortageShortagenational · JSA 2025

189 cut-off history

Lowest score invited in each round, and whether your points would have been enough.

Lowest 189 points score invited, by round. Grey dots: no 189 invitations for this occupation.

State and territory nomination

Whether Pathologist is on each state’s current list, and where each program stands.

✓ On the state’s current list– Not on the list No current list to check

State or territory	190	491	Program	Nominated so far
ACT	✓	✓	See site	<5 / <5
New South Waleslisted by unit group	✓	✓	Inviting	11 / 0
Northern Territory	No list	No list	Closed	91 / 25
Queensland2025–26 list	✓	✓	Not open yet	6 / <5
South Australia	No list	No list	Not open yet	0 / 0
Tasmania	No list	No list	Open	206 / 55
Victoria	✓	✓	Not open yet	0 / 0
Western Australia	No list	No list	Not open yet	17 / 120

Program status is for 2026–27. Being listed doesn’t mean a state is inviting now, and each state has its own criteria. “Nominated so far”: 190 / 491 nominations this program year (Home Affairs).

Shortage rating

Shortage nationally, and the same in every state and territory.

Jobs and Skills Australia’s rating of the labour market. Invitations also depend on planning levels, ceilings and how many EOIs are waiting, so the two don’t always line up.

Every round since 2022

Round	189 cut-off	Change	491 family	Total 189 invited
4 Jun 2026	–		–	10,000
13 Nov 2025	75		–	10,000
21 Aug 2025	–		–	6,887
7 Nov 2024	75	−10	–	15,000
5 Sep 2024	85		–	7,973
13 Jun 2024	85	+5	–	5,292
18 Dec 2023	80	+15	–	8,300
25 May 2023	65		–	7,353
8 Dec 2022	65		95	35,000
6 Oct 2022	65		–	11,714
22 Aug 2022	65		95	12,200

After an invitation

Home Affairs’ current processing times for the points-tested visas.

Visa	Half decided within	90% decided within
Skilled Independent (189)	61 days	8 months
Skilled Nominated (190)	4 months	16 months
Work Regional (491), state nominated	5 months	18 months
Work Regional (491), family sponsored	4 months	7 months

Home Affairs, decisions to 31 August 2026. Clock starts when you lodge, which you must do within 60 days of an invitation.

Plan with this occupation

Open in the dashboard →Everything for Pathologist on one screen, with a link you can share. Forecast your points →See the dates your age, experience and English points change. Get round alerts →An email when a new round is published, with this occupation’s result.

Sources and method

189 rounds: Home Affairs invitation rounds and previous rounds. 2022–23 rounds reported offshore and onshore separately; we show the lower score.
State lists: each state’s official site, checked 15 October 2026. Queensland shows its 2025–26 lists until 2026–27 is announced; NSW lists by ANZSCO unit group; Victoria accepts any occupation on the federal lists.
Shortage: Jobs and Skills Australia 2025 Occupation Shortage List (ANZSCO 2022 codes).
Processing times: Home Affairs processing times guide.
Skilled lists and assessing authorities: LIN 19/051, checked 14 October 2026.
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