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Aeronautical Engineer vs Environmental Engineer

Same points, same date — which occupation gives you the better odds?

Aeronautical Engineer

233911·189

Tight — long odds

85PTS

Chance of invitation

Low chance with current points

Est. wait189 effectively closed

Your spot in the pool

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

30 figures · each ≈ 13 EOIs · front invited first

← front (invited first)403 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE98

Youtop 24% · DOE 11 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores305

This FY's est. 189 places0 left this FY

Est. grants already exceed this group's est. ceiling

Pool by points · submitted EOIs

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

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Environmental Engineer

233915·189

Tight — long odds

85PTS

Chance of invitation

Low chance with current points

Est. wait189 effectively closed

Your spot in the pool

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

30 figures · each ≈ 15 EOIs · front invited first

← front (invited first)435 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE121

Youtop 28% · DOE 11 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores314

This FY's est. 189 places0 left this FY

Est. grants already exceed this group's est. ceiling

Pool by points · submitted EOIs

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

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Together

Queue position Aeronautical Engineer has fewer people ahead of you: 98 vs 121 for Environmental Engineer.

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	Aeronautical Engineer233911	Environmental Engineer233915
Capacity	0 · FY2026-27	0 · FY2026-27
Standing	#— of 196	#— of 196
Queue position	98 ahead	121 ahead
Latest round	2024-11-07 · 85 pts	2024-11-07 · 85 pts
EOI data · pool & queue trend	402	432
EOI data · submission & invitation trend	—	—
Next round	80 pts	85 pts
Open states	2 listed	3 listed
Invited profile	—	—
Assessing authority	Engineers Australia	Engineers Australia

Where they differ — subclass 189, 85 points

Capacity

Occupations in unit group 2339 share 0 places left.

189 places · 2026-27estimated

500est. ceiling

0est. 189 places · 0 left

Unit group 2339 · 2025-26 official: 500 ceiling · 0 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 5 data points

1008060

6585959085you 85

20222024Nov 24

189 places · 2026-27estimated

500est. ceiling

0est. 189 places · 0 left

Unit group 2339 · 2025-26 official: 500 ceiling · 0 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 5 data points

1008060

6585959585you 85

20222024Nov 24

Standing

Standing is tied.

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked

—· top 55%

▼ Falling −38 yoy

leader 6,052median 48you

Invited 2 of 5 rounds · Occasional
oldest → newest · filled = invited

Year over year

38last FY

0this FY

▼ −100%

Round to round · last 2 FY

—

▼ Falling · invites per round

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked

—· top 50%

▼ Falling −48 yoy

leader 6,052median 48you

Invited 2 of 5 rounds · Occasional
oldest → newest · filled = invited

Year over year

48last FY

0this FY

▼ −100%

Round to round · last 2 FY

—

▼ Falling · invites per round

Queue position

Aeronautical Engineer has fewer people ahead of you: 98 vs 121 for Environmental Engineer.

Ahead of you · August 2026 poolmet the cut-off of last 5

75POINTS

238

1/5 met

80POINTS

175

1/5 met

85POINTS

3/5 met

90POINTS

4/5 met

95POINTS

5/5 met

Ahead of you · August 2026 poolmet the cut-off of last 5

75POINTS

270

1/5 met

80POINTS

197

1/5 met

85POINTS

120

3/5 met

90POINTS

3/5 met

95POINTS

5/5 met

Latest round

The latest cutoff is the same for both.

189 · last round 7 Nov 2024↑ Rising

Min points85

Invited0

Rounds FY2

Down from 90 vs previous round

65–95 pts over last 5 rounds

Other subclasses190 · 95 pts · 1 Dec 2025491 · 100 pts · 6 June 2025

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189 · last round 7 Nov 2024↑ Rising

Min points85

Invited0

Rounds FY2

Down from 95 vs previous round

65–95 pts over last 5 rounds

Other subclasses190 · 105 pts · 4 Mar 2026491 · 90 pts · 7 Apr 2025

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EOI data · pool & queue trend

Aeronautical Engineer has a smaller EOI pool: 402 (-6 vs last month) vs 432 (-7) for Environmental Engineer.

EOI pool by points · 08/2026402 in the pool

21610295056637760you25823

45607590105

Queue at your points · 6 months

98 at 85+ pts

▼ 5 vs last month

EOI pool by points · 08/2026432 in the pool

1219236255737762you40171

45607585100

Queue at your points · 6 months

120 at 85+ pts

▼ 7 vs last month

EOI data · submission & invitation trend

Environmental Engineer drew more invitations last month: 13 vs 9 for Aeronautical Engineer. Pools: 432 (-7) vs 402 (-6).

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest402

MoM change-6(-1.5%)

Peak monthJul 26408

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest9

MoM change0(0.0%)

Peak monthNov 2438

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest432

MoM change-7(-1.6%)

Peak monthMay 26445

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest13

MoM change-1(-7.1%)

Peak monthNov 2435

Next round

Aeronautical Engineer needs fewer points for the next round: 80 vs 85 for Environmental Engineer.

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤

If 10 invited95DOE ≤ Jun 26

If 50 invited85DOE ≤ Nov 25

If 100 invited80DOE ≤ Sep 25

If 200 invited75DOE ≤ Apr 26

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤

If 10 invited95DOE ≤ May 26

If 50 invited90DOE ≤ Jul 26

If 100 invited85DOE ≤ Jun 26

If 200 invited75DOE ≤ Oct 25

Open states

Both are open in the same number of states.

Subclass 189 is the federal, points-tested stream — states do not nominate for it. Switch to 190 or 491 to compare open states.

Invited profile

At least one occupation has no state-nomination community data, so this row isn't compared.

Subclass 189 has no state-nomination community data. Compare on 190 or 491 to see an invited profile.

Assessing authority

Engineers Australia may assess both occupations. Verify on the assessing authority's site before you apply.

Engineers Australia

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