Mining Engineer (excluding Petroleum)

ANZSCO 233611 · 491 — Skilled Work Regional · live queue 05/2026 · state QLD

279 people are waiting for Mining Engineer (excluding Petroleum) on 491 — Skilled Work Regional (QLD). About 0.4/month have been invited recently. Check your own place →

Occupation list	MLTSSL
Eligible visas	189 / 190 / 491
Skills assessed by	Engineers Australia
Verified	11 Jun 2026 · check Home Affairs

How many people are ahead of you?

Points needed to be invited — Mining Engineer (excluding Petroleum)

Roughly the score you'd need to be invited within each window, based on the queue ahead and the recent invite pace (~0.4/month).

110

points for ~6 months

105

points for ~12 months

100

points for ~24 months

A points-level estimate — your date of effect still matters within a band, and pace changes with yearly planning levels.

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Related job titles (same ANZSCO group)

Petroleum Engineer1473 waiting

Best states for this occupation

NSW22 invited · 75pts WA20 invited · 80pts QLD9 invited · 80pts

Grouped by ANZSCO unit group (source: ABS). A sibling title or a different state can have a shorter queue.

The data — Mining Engineer (excluding Petroleum)

Invitations per month (9 total). Bars = invited; line = the month's lowest invited points.