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Agricultural Engineer vs Biomedical Engineer

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

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A
Agricultural Engineer
233912·189
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 ≈ 5 EOIs · front invited first
← front (invited first)145 total EOIs
Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE13
Youtop 9% · DOE 13 Sep 2026★
At your score, behind you0
Below youlower scores132
This FY's est. 189 places0 left this FY
Est. grants already exceed this group's est. ceiling
Pool by points · submitted EOIs
14595545652975685YOU295
EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27
12Jul12Aug
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B
Biomedical Engineer
233913·189
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 ≈ 18 EOIs · front invited first
← front (invited first)526 total EOIs
Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE161
Youtop 31% · DOE 13 Sep 2026★
At your score, behind you0
Below youlower scores365
This FY's est. 189 places0 left this FY
Est. grants already exceed this group's est. ceiling
Pool by points · submitted EOIs
2451755746572758685YOU22952105
EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27
161Jul160Aug
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Together

Queue position Agricultural Engineer has 12.4× fewer people ahead of you (13 vs 161).

Latest round Biomedical Engineer's latest cutoff is lower: 85 vs 90 for Agricultural Engineer.

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Agricultural Engineer233912Biomedical Engineer233913
Capacity0 · FY2026-270 · FY2026-27
Standing#— of 196#— of 196
Queue position13 ahead161 ahead
Latest round2024-11-07 · 90 pts2024-11-07 · 85 pts
EOI data · pool & queue trend143526
EOI data · submission & invitation trend——
Next round65 pts85 pts
Open states3 listed3 listed
Invited profile——
Assessing authorityEngineers AustraliaEngineers Australia
Where they differ — subclass 189, 85 points

Capacity

Occupations in unit group 2339 share 0 places left.

A · Agricultural Engineer

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
6590959590you 85
20222024Nov 24

B · Biomedical Engineer

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

Standing

Standing is tied.

A · Agricultural Engineer

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked
—· top 77%
▼ Falling −9 yoy
leader 6,052median 48you
Invited 2 of 5 rounds · Occasional
oldest → newest · filled = invited
Year over year
9last FY
0this FY
▼ −100%
Round to round · last 2 FY
4
5
—
—
—
▼ Falling · invites per round

B · Biomedical Engineer

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked
—· top 53%
▼ Falling −41 yoy
leader 6,052median 48you
Invited 2 of 5 rounds · Occasional
oldest → newest · filled = invited
Year over year
41last FY
0this FY
▼ −100%
Round to round · last 2 FY
11
30
—
—
—
▼ Falling · invites per round

Queue position

Agricultural Engineer has 12.4× fewer people ahead of you (13 vs 161).

A · Agricultural Engineer

Ahead of you · August 2026 poolmet the cut-off of last 5
75POINTS
52
1/5 met
80POINTS
23
1/5 met
85POINTS
12
1/5 met
90POINTS
6
3/5 met
95POINTS
2
5/5 met

B · Biomedical Engineer

Ahead of you · August 2026 poolmet the cut-off of last 5
75POINTS
318
1/5 met
80POINTS
246
1/5 met
85POINTS
160
3/5 met
90POINTS
74
4/5 met
95POINTS
33
5/5 met

Latest round

Biomedical Engineer's latest cutoff is lower: 85 vs 90 for Agricultural Engineer.

A · Agricultural Engineer

189 · last round 7 Nov 2024↑ Rising
Min points90
Invited0
Rounds FY2

Down from 95 vs previous round

65–95 pts over last 5 rounds

Other subclasses190 · 85 pts · 5 Feb 2026491 · 90 pts · 8 Dec 2022

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B · Biomedical Engineer

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 · 17 Mar 2026491 · 85 pts · 8 Dec 2022

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EOI data · pool & queue trend

Agricultural Engineer has a smaller EOI pool: 143 (-3 vs last month) vs 526 (0) for Biomedical Engineer.

A · Agricultural Engineer

EOI pool by points · 08/2026143 in the pool
13910452329116you42
4560708595

Queue at your points · 6 months

03/2026 · 1004/2026 · 1205/2026 · 1106/2026 · 1207/2026 · 1208/2026 · 12

12 at 85+ pts

▬ 0 vs last month

B · Biomedical Engineer

EOI pool by points · 08/2026526 in the pool
2717257483728686you412292
45607590105

Queue at your points · 6 months

03/2026 · 13404/2026 · 13905/2026 · 14806/2026 · 15307/2026 · 16108/2026 · 160

160 at 85+ pts

▼ 1 vs last month

EOI data · submission & invitation trend

Biomedical Engineer drew more invitations last month: 8 vs 2 for Agricultural Engineer. Pools: 526 (0) vs 143 (-3).

A · Agricultural Engineer

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month
peak Jul 26 · 146143
Feb 24May 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest143
MoM change-3(-2.1%)
Peak monthJul 26146
Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month
peak Nov 24 · 52
Apr 24Jun 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest2
MoM change0(0.0%)
Peak monthNov 245

B · Biomedical Engineer

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month
peak Jun 26 · 530526
Feb 24May 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest526
MoM change0(0.0%)
Peak monthJun 26530
Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month
peak Nov 24 · 358
Mar 24Jun 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest8
MoM change0(0.0%)
Peak monthNov 2435

Next round

Agricultural Engineer needs fewer points for the next round: 65 vs 85 for Biomedical Engineer.

A · Agricultural Engineer

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤
If 10 invited85DOE ≤ May 26
If 50 invited75DOE ≤ Jul 26
If 100 invited65DOE ≤ Apr 26
If 200 invitedqueue cleared

B · Biomedical Engineer

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤
If 10 invited100DOE ≤ Jun 26
If 50 invited90DOE ≤ May 26
If 100 invited85DOE ≤ Mar 26
If 200 invited80DOE ≤ Apr 26

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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