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Audiologist vs Speech Pathologist

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

Audiologist

252711·189

★ 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 ≈ 4 EOIs · front invited first

← front (invited first)124 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE4

Youtop 3% · DOE 11 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores120

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

You · #5

★

front of queue743 est. places

≈ 1 roundto clear the 4 ahead of you · FY26-27

Pool by points · submitted EOIs

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

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Speech Pathologist

252712·189

★ Strong chance

85PTS

Chance of invitation

Strong chance of invitation

Est. wait~3 mo

Your spot in the pool

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

30 figures · each ≈ 5 EOIs · front invited first

← front (invited first)152 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE15

Youtop 10% · DOE 11 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores137

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

You · #16

★

front of queue743 est. places

≈ 1 roundto clear the 15 ahead of you · FY26-27

Pool by points · submitted EOIs

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

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Together

Queue position Audiologist has 3.8× fewer people ahead of you (4 vs 15).

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	Audiologist252711	Speech Pathologist252712
Capacity	743 · FY2026-27	743 · FY2026-27
Standing	#— of 196	#46 of 196
Queue position	4 ahead	15 ahead
Latest round	2026-06-04 · 75 pts	2026-06-04 · 75 pts
EOI data · pool & queue trend	125	153
EOI data · submission & invitation trend	—	—
Next round	65 pts	70 pts
Open states	3 listed	3 listed
Invited profile	—	—
Assessing authority	VETASSESS	SPA

Where they differ — subclass 189, 85 points

Capacity

Occupations in unit group 2527 share 743 places left.

189 places · 2026-27estimated

810est. ceiling

743est. 189 places · 743 left

Unit group 2527 · 2025-26 official: 1,061 ceiling · 994 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 11 data points

907560

75you 85

20222024June 26

189 places · 2026-27estimated

810est. ceiling

743est. 189 places · 743 left

Unit group 2527 · 2025-26 official: 1,061 ceiling · 994 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 12 data points

957860

75you 85

20222023June 26

Standing

Only Speech Pathologist has standing data: 46.

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked

—· top 36%

▼ Falling −9 yoy

leader 6,052median 48you

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

Year over year

69last FY

60this FY

▼ −13%

Round to round · last 2 FY

▼ Falling · invites per round

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked

#46· top 23%

▲ Rising +106 yoy

leader 6,052median 48you

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

Year over year

77last FY

183this FY

▲ +138%

Round to round · last 2 FY

▲ Rising · invites per round

Queue position

Audiologist has 3.8× fewer people ahead of you (4 vs 15).

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

75POINTS

4/6 met

80POINTS

5/6 met

85POINTS

6/6 met

90POINTS

6/6 met

95POINTS

6/6 met

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

75POINTS

3/6 met

80POINTS

5/6 met

85POINTS

6/6 met

90POINTS

6/6 met

95POINTS

6/6 met

Latest round

The latest cutoff is the same for both.

189 · last round 4 June 2026Stable

Min points75

Invited0

Rounds FY3

Unchanged vs previous round

75–85 pts over last 6 rounds

Other subclasses190 · 85 pts · 5 Mar 2026491 · 80 pts · 30 Apr 2026

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189 · last round 4 June 2026↓ Easing

Min points75

Invited0

Rounds FY3

Unchanged vs previous round

75–85 pts over last 6 rounds

Other subclasses190 · 80 pts · 12 Mar 2026491 · 85 pts · 13 Nov 2025

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EOI data · pool & queue trend

Audiologist has a smaller EOI pool: 125 (+11 vs last month) vs 153 (+28) for Speech Pathologist.

EOI pool by points · 08/2026125 in the pool

1181139322183you1

45557080100

Queue at your points · 6 months

4 at 85+ pts

▲ 2 vs last month

EOI pool by points · 08/2026153 in the pool

3372233472313you2

50607585100

Queue at your points · 6 months

15 at 85+ pts

▲ 8 vs last month

EOI data · submission & invitation trend

Speech Pathologist drew more invitations last month: 46 vs 24 for Audiologist. Pools: 153 (+28) vs 125 (+11).

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest125

MoM change+11(9.6%)

Peak monthMar 26142

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest24

MoM change-16(-40.0%)

Peak monthJun 2648

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest153

MoM change+28(22.4%)

Peak monthMay 26180

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest46

MoM change-47(-50.5%)

Peak monthJun 26126

Next round

Audiologist needs fewer points for the next round: 65 vs 70 for Speech Pathologist.

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤

If 10 invited80DOE ≤ Aug 26

If 50 invited70DOE ≤ May 26

If 100 invited65DOE ≤ Aug 26

If 200 invitedqueue cleared

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤

If 10 invited85DOE ≤ Jul 26

If 50 invited75DOE ≤ Mar 26

If 100 invited70DOE ≤ May 26

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

Audiologist is assessed by VETASSESS; Speech Pathologist is assessed by SPA.

VETASSESS

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SPA

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