Occupation Report
Priority Occupation
254424 Registered Nurse (Surgical)
Subclass Eligibility
189
190
491
491 Family
Australian Labour Market for Registered Nurse (Surgical)
Based on the Skills Priority List 2024 which provides a current assessment of the Australian labour market, including a detailed view of occupations in shortage and the anticipated future demand for occupations. Please refer to the State Eligibility subsection down below to know specific eligibility requirements for 190/491 state nomination.
National Shortage Rating
Shortage
Australian Capital Territory Shortage Rating
Shortage
New South Wales Shortage Rating
No Shortage
Northern Territory Shortage Rating
No Shortage
Queensland Shortage Rating
Shortage
South Australia Shortage Rating
Shortage
Tasmania Shortage Rating
Shortage
Victoria Shortage Rating
Shortage
Western Australia Shortage Rating
Shortage
SkillSelect Backlog
189
190
491
189
190
491
Learn how to interpret data. Updated 31 Jan 2025
Points Backlog
Points
EOI Count
189
SUBMITTED
65
148
189
SUBMITTED
70
117
189
SUBMITTED
75
52
189
SUBMITTED
80
21
189
SUBMITTED
85
<20
189
SUBMITTED
90
<20
189
LODGED
65
<20
189
LODGED
70
<20
189
LODGED
75
45
189
LODGED
80
26
189
LODGED
85
<20
189
LODGED
90
<20
189
INVITED
65
<20
189
INVITED
80
<20
189
CLOSED
65
237
189
CLOSED
70
196
189
CLOSED
75
140
189
CLOSED
80
104
189
CLOSED
85
39
189
CLOSED
90
<20
189
CLOSED
95
<20
190
SUBMITTED
65
220
190
SUBMITTED
70
311
190
SUBMITTED
75
204
190
SUBMITTED
80
97
190
SUBMITTED
85
38
190
SUBMITTED
90
<20
190
LODGED
65
<20
190
LODGED
70
<20
190
LODGED
75
<20
190
LODGED
80
33
190
LODGED
85
24
190
LODGED
90
<20
190
LODGED
95
<20
190
INVITED
70
<20
190
INVITED
75
<20
190
INVITED
80
<20
190
INVITED
85
<20
190
INVITED
95
<20
190
CLOSED
65
149
190
CLOSED
70
304
190
CLOSED
75
221
190
CLOSED
80
157
190
CLOSED
85
105
190
CLOSED
90
37
190
CLOSED
95
<20
190
CLOSED
100
<20
491
SUBMITTED
65
<20
491
SUBMITTED
70
71
491
SUBMITTED
75
134
491
SUBMITTED
80
158
491
SUBMITTED
85
65
491
SUBMITTED
90
32
491
SUBMITTED
95
<20
491
LODGED
65
<20
491
LODGED
70
<20
491
LODGED
75
<20
491
LODGED
80
<20
491
LODGED
90
<20
491
LODGED
105
<20
491
INVITED
65
<20
491
INVITED
70
<20
491
INVITED
75
<20
491
INVITED
80
<20
491
INVITED
90
<20
491
CLOSED
65
24
491
CLOSED
70
26
491
CLOSED
75
124
491
CLOSED
80
183
491
CLOSED
85
81
491
CLOSED
90
48
491
CLOSED
95
25
491
CLOSED
100
<20
491
CLOSED
105
<20
491
CLOSED
110
<20
States Backlog
State
EOI Count
190
SUBMITTED
ACT
89
190
SUBMITTED
ANY
37
190
SUBMITTED
NSW
268
190
SUBMITTED
NT
77
190
SUBMITTED
QLD
177
190
SUBMITTED
SA
144
190
SUBMITTED
TAS
85
190
SUBMITTED
VIC
269
190
SUBMITTED
WA
113
190
LODGED
ACT
<20
190
LODGED
NSW
33
190
LODGED
QLD
<20
190
LODGED
SA
<20
190
LODGED
VIC
36
190
LODGED
WA
<20
190
INVITED
ANY
<20
190
INVITED
NSW
<20
190
INVITED
VIC
<20
190
CLOSED
ACT
79
190
CLOSED
ANY
46
190
CLOSED
NSW
305
190
CLOSED
NT
63
190
CLOSED
QLD
179
190
CLOSED
SA
149
190
CLOSED
TAS
82
190
CLOSED
VIC
327
190
CLOSED
WA
129
491
SUBMITTED
ACT
68
491
SUBMITTED
ANY
<20
491
SUBMITTED
NSW
105
491
SUBMITTED
NT
63
491
SUBMITTED
QLD
92
491
SUBMITTED
SA
90
491
SUBMITTED
TAS
69
491
SUBMITTED
VIC
95
491
SUBMITTED
WA
97
491
LODGED
NSW
<20
491
LODGED
QLD
<20
491
LODGED
SA
<20
491
LODGED
VIC
<20
491
LODGED
WA
<20
491
INVITED
ANY
<20
491
INVITED
VIC
<20
491
CLOSED
ACT
69
491
CLOSED
ANY
<20
491
CLOSED
NSW
125
491
CLOSED
NT
60
491
CLOSED
QLD
112
491
CLOSED
SA
98
491
CLOSED
TAS
79
491
CLOSED
VIC
111
491
CLOSED
WA
88
State Points Backlog
notes here
| Points | ACT | NSW | NT | QLD | SA | TAS | VIC | WA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 190 | SUBMITTED | 65 | 29 | 55 | 22 | 46 | 41 | 25 | 60 | 28 |
| 190 | SUBMITTED | 70 | 29 | 73 | 32 | 62 | 47 | 36 | 84 | 36 |
| 190 | SUBMITTED | 75 | <20 | 69 | <20 | 36 | 28 | <20 | 69 | 24 |
| 190 | SUBMITTED | 80 | <20 | 36 | <20 | <20 | <20 | <20 | 32 | <20 |
| 190 | SUBMITTED | 85 | 0 | <20 | 0 | <20 | <20 | 0 | <20 | <20 |
| 190 | SUBMITTED | 90 | 0 | <20 | 0 | <20 | 0 | 0 | <20 | <20 |
| 190 | LODGED | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | <20 | 0 |
| 190 | LODGED | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | <20 | 0 | 0 | <20 | <20 |
| 190 | LODGED | 75 | 0 | <20 | 0 | 0 | <20 | 0 | <20 | 0 |
| 190 | LODGED | 80 | <20 | <20 | 0 | <20 | <20 | 0 | <20 | <20 |
| 190 | LODGED | 85 | <20 | <20 | 0 | <20 | 0 | 0 | <20 | <20 |
| 190 | LODGED | 90 | 0 | <20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | <20 | 0 |
| 190 | LODGED | 95 | 0 | <20 | 0 | <20 | 0 | 0 | <20 | <20 |
| 190 | INVITED | 75 | 0 | <20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 190 | INVITED | 80 | 0 | <20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | <20 | 0 |
| 190 | INVITED | 85 | 0 | <20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 190 | INVITED | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | <20 | 0 |
| 190 | CLOSED | 65 | 21 | 36 | <20 | 33 | 29 | 20 | 42 | 22 |
| 190 | CLOSED | 70 | 32 | 91 | 26 | 56 | 54 | 33 | 101 | 42 |
| 190 | CLOSED | 75 | <20 | 64 | <20 | 37 | 30 | <20 | 72 | 26 |
| 190 | CLOSED | 80 | <20 | 49 | <20 | 27 | <20 | <20 | 48 | 22 |
| 190 | CLOSED | 85 | <20 | 39 | <20 | <20 | <20 | <20 | 34 | <20 |
| 190 | CLOSED | 90 | 0 | <20 | 0 | <20 | <20 | 0 | <20 | <20 |
| 190 | CLOSED | 95 | 0 | <20 | 0 | 0 | <20 | 0 | <20 | <20 |
| 190 | CLOSED | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | <20 | 0 | 0 | <20 | 0 |
| 491 | SUBMITTED | 65 | <20 | <20 | <20 | <20 | <20 | <20 | <20 | <20 |
| 491 | SUBMITTED | 70 | <20 | <20 | <20 | <20 | <20 | <20 | <20 | <20 |
| 491 | SUBMITTED | 75 | 20 | 26 | <20 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 29 | 27 |
| 491 | SUBMITTED | 80 | 22 | 32 | 22 | 33 | 28 | 25 | 29 | 30 |
| 491 | SUBMITTED | 85 | <20 | <20 | <20 | <20 | <20 | <20 | <20 | <20 |
| 491 | SUBMITTED | 90 | <20 | <20 | <20 | <20 | <20 | <20 | <20 | <20 |
| 491 | SUBMITTED | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | <20 | 0 | 0 | <20 | 0 |
| 491 | LODGED | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | <20 | 0 |
| 491 | LODGED | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | <20 | 0 |
| 491 | LODGED | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | <20 | 0 |
| 491 | LODGED | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | <20 | 0 |
| 491 | LODGED | 90 | 0 | <20 | 0 | <20 | <20 | 0 | <20 | 0 |
| 491 | LODGED | 105 | 0 | <20 | 0 | <20 | 0 | 0 | <20 | <20 |
| 491 | INVITED | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | <20 | 0 |
| 491 | INVITED | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | <20 | 0 |
| 491 | INVITED | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | <20 | 0 |
| 491 | INVITED | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | <20 | 0 |
| 491 | CLOSED | 65 | <20 | <20 | <20 | <20 | <20 | <20 | <20 | <20 |
| 491 | CLOSED | 70 | <20 | <20 | <20 | <20 | <20 | <20 | <20 | <20 |
| 491 | CLOSED | 75 | <20 | 24 | <20 | 32 | 24 | 21 | 25 | 20 |
| 491 | CLOSED | 80 | 30 | 49 | 25 | 43 | 38 | 31 | 40 | 34 |
| 491 | CLOSED | 85 | <20 | <20 | <20 | <20 | <20 | <20 | <20 | <20 |
| 491 | CLOSED | 90 | <20 | <20 | <20 | <20 | <20 | <20 | <20 | <20 |
| 491 | CLOSED | 95 | <20 | <20 | 0 | <20 | <20 | <20 | <20 | <20 |
| 491 | CLOSED | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | <20 | 0 |
| 491 | CLOSED | 105 | 0 | <20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | <20 | <20 |
State Eligibility
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