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Agricultural Scientist vs Forester

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

Agricultural Scientist

234112·189

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85PTS

Chance of invitation

Moderate chance of invitation

Est. wait~5 mo

Your spot in the pool

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

30 figures · each ≈ 9 EOIs · front invited first

← front (invited first)269 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE48

Youtop 18% · DOE 12 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores221

This FY's est. 189 places✓ inside this FY's places

You · #49

★

front of queue322 est. places

≈ 1 roundto clear the 48 ahead of you · FY26-27

Pool by points · submitted EOIs

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

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Forester

234113·189

★ Strong chance

85PTS

Chance of invitation

Strong chance of invitation

Est. wait~1 mo

Your spot in the pool

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

30 figures · each ≈ 2 EOIs · front invited first

← front (invited first)65 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE2

Youtop 3% · DOE 12 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores63

This FY's est. 189 places✓ inside this FY's places

You · #3

★

front of queue322 est. places

≈ 1 roundto clear the 2 ahead of you · FY26-27

Pool by points · submitted EOIs

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

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Together

Queue position Forester has 24.0× fewer people ahead of you (2 vs 48).

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	Agricultural Scientist234112	Forester234113
Capacity	322 · FY2026-27	322 · FY2026-27
Standing	#— of 196	#— of 196
Queue position	48 ahead	2 ahead
Latest round	2026-06-04 · 80 pts	2026-06-04 · 80 pts
EOI data · pool & queue trend	268	66
EOI data · submission & invitation trend	—	—
Next round	75 pts	—
Open states	3 listed	3 listed
Invited profile	—	—
Assessing authority	VETASSESS	VETASSESS

Where they differ — subclass 189, 85 points

Capacity

Occupations in unit group 2341 share 322 places left.

189 places · 2026-27estimated

500est. ceiling

322est. 189 places · 322 left

Unit group 2341 · 2025-26 official: 500 ceiling · 322 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 8 data points

1008060

6590959590908580you 85

20222024June 26

189 places · 2026-27estimated

500est. ceiling

322est. 189 places · 322 left

Unit group 2341 · 2025-26 official: 500 ceiling · 322 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 6 data points

1008060

659590908580you 85

20222024June 26

Standing

Agricultural Scientist ranks higher: #183 vs #23 for Forester.

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked

—· top 28%

▲ Rising +149 yoy

leader 6,052median 48you

Invited 5 of 5 rounds · Regular
oldest → newest · filled = invited

Year over year

34last FY

183this FY

▲ +438%

Round to round · last 2 FY

106

▲ Rising · invites per round

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked

—· top 62%

▲ Rising +18 yoy

leader 6,052median 48you

Invited 4 of 5 rounds · Regular
oldest → newest · filled = invited

Year over year

5last FY

23this FY

▲ +360%

Round to round · last 2 FY

—

▲ Rising · invites per round

Queue position

Forester has 24.0× fewer people ahead of you (2 vs 48).

Ahead of you · August 2026 poolmet the cut-off of last 6

75POINTS

135

0/6 met

80POINTS

1/6 met

85POINTS

2/6 met

90POINTS

4/6 met

95POINTS

6/6 met

Ahead of you · August 2026 poolmet the cut-off of last 6

75POINTS

1/6 met

80POINTS

2/6 met

85POINTS

3/6 met

90POINTS

5/6 met

95POINTS

6/6 met

Latest round

The latest cutoff is the same for both.

189 · last round 4 June 2026↓ Easing

Min points80

Invited0

Rounds FY3

Down from 85 vs previous round

80–95 pts over last 6 rounds

Other subclasses190 · 100 pts · 17 Mar 2026491 · 105 pts · 20 Dec 2024

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189 · last round 4 June 2026Stable

Min points80

Invited0

Rounds FY3

Down from 85 vs previous round

65–95 pts over last 6 rounds

Other subclasses491 · 100 pts · 14 Nov 2024

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EOI data · pool & queue trend

Forester has a smaller EOI pool: 66 (+4 vs last month) vs 268 (+43) for Agricultural Scientist.

EOI pool by points · 08/2026268 in the pool

176134858454222you1394

45607585100

Queue at your points · 6 months

48 at 85+ pts

▲ 33 vs last month

EOI pool by points · 08/202666 in the pool

12525131523you

5060708095

Queue at your points · 6 months

3 at 85+ pts

▲ 3 vs last month

EOI data · submission & invitation trend

Agricultural Scientist drew more invitations last month: 70 vs 8 for Forester. Pools: 268 (+43) vs 66 (+4).

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest268

MoM change+43(19.1%)

Peak monthMay 26284

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest70

MoM change-50(-41.7%)

Peak monthJun 26129

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest66

MoM change+4(6.5%)

Peak monthAug 2666

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest8

MoM change-2(-20.0%)

Peak monthJun 2611

Next round

Only Agricultural Scientist has a next-round estimate: 75 points.

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤

If 10 invited95DOE ≤ Aug 26

If 50 invited80DOE ≤ Jan 26

If 100 invited75DOE ≤ Jan 26

If 200 invited65DOE ≤ Dec 25

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤

If 10 invited75DOE ≤ Jun 26

If 50 invited65DOE ≤ Jul 26

If 100 invitedqueue cleared

If 200 invitedqueue cleared

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

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

VETASSESS

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