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Botanist vs Zoologist

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

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A
Botanist
234515·189
★ Strong chance
85PTS
Chance of invitation
Strong chance of invitation
Your spot in the pool
EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27
30 figures · each ≈ 1 EOIs · front invited first
← front (invited first)20 total EOIs
Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE0
Youtop 1% · DOE 12 Sep 2026★
At your score, behind you0
Below youlower scores20
This FY's est. 189 places✓ inside this FY's places
You · #1
★
front of queue323 est. places
Pool by points · submitted EOIs
150360765270275380
EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27
0Jul0Aug
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B
Zoologist
234518·189
◐ Borderline
85PTS
Chance of invitation
Moderate chance of invitation
Est. wait~9 mo
Your spot in the pool
EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27
30 figures · each ≈ 1 EOIs · front invited first
← front (invited first)24 total EOIs
Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE16
Youtop 67% · DOE 12 Sep 2026★
At your score, behind you0
Below youlower scores8
This FY's est. 189 places✓ inside this FY's places
You · #17
★
front of queue323 est. places
≈ 3 roundsto clear the 16 ahead of you · FY26-27
Pool by points · submitted EOIs
160365270280985YOU490395
EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27
16Jul16Aug
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Together

Queue position Botanist has fewer people ahead of you: 0 vs 16 for Zoologist.

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Botanist234515Zoologist234518
Capacity323 · FY2026-27323 · FY2026-27
Standing#— of 196#— of 196
Queue position0 ahead16 ahead
Latest round2025-11-13 · 85 pts2025-11-13 · 85 pts
EOI data · pool & queue trend1824
EOI data · submission & invitation trend——
Next round——
Open states1 listed1 listed
Invited profile——
Assessing authorityVETASSESSVETASSESS
Where they differ — subclass 189, 85 points

Capacity

Occupations in unit group 2345 share 323 places left.

A · Botanist

189 places · 2026-27estimated
500est. ceiling
323est. 189 places · 323 left

Unit group 2345 · 2025-26 official: 500 ceiling · 323 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 2 data points
907560
6585you 85
2022Nov 25

B · Zoologist

189 places · 2026-27estimated
500est. ceiling
323est. 189 places · 323 left

Unit group 2345 · 2025-26 official: 500 ceiling · 323 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 7 data points
1008060
70659590909085you 85
20222024Nov 25

Standing

Zoologist ranks higher: #11 vs #1 for Botanist.

A · Botanist

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked
—· top 97%
▲ Rising +1 yoy
leader 6,052median 48you
Invited 1 of 5 rounds · Rare
oldest → newest · filled = invited
Year over year
0last FY
1this FY
Round to round · last 2 FY
—
—
—
1
—
▲ Rising · invites per round

B · Zoologist

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked
—· top 70%
▲ Rising +7 yoy
leader 6,052median 48you
Invited 4 of 5 rounds · Regular
oldest → newest · filled = invited
Year over year
4last FY
11this FY
▲ +175%
Round to round · last 2 FY
1
3
4
7
—
▲ Rising · invites per round

Queue position

Botanist has fewer people ahead of you: 0 vs 16 for Zoologist.

A · Botanist

Ahead of you · August 2026 poolmet the cut-off of last 2
75POINTS
5
1/2 met
80POINTS
3
1/2 met
85POINTS
0
2/2 met
90POINTS
0
2/2 met
95POINTS
0
2/2 met

B · Zoologist

Ahead of you · August 2026 poolmet the cut-off of last 6
75POINTS
18
1/6 met
80POINTS
18
1/6 met
85POINTS
16
2/6 met
90POINTS
7
5/6 met
95POINTS
3
6/6 met

Latest round

The latest cutoff is the same for both.

A · Botanist

189 · last round 13 Nov 2025
Min points85
Invited0
Rounds FY1

Up from 65 vs previous round

65–85 pts over last 2 rounds

Other subclasses491 · 100 pts · 8 Dec 2022

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B · Zoologist

189 · last round 13 Nov 2025↑ Rising
Min points85
Invited0
Rounds FY2

Down from 90 vs previous round

65–95 pts over last 6 rounds

Other subclasses491 · 100 pts · 8 Dec 2022

See full round history →

EOI data · pool & queue trend

Botanist has a smaller EOI pool: 18 (-1 vs last month) vs 24 (+1) for Zoologist.

A · Botanist

EOI pool by points · 08/202618 in the pool
137223you
5060707580

Queue at your points · 6 months

03/2026 · 004/2026 · 105/2026 · 106/2026 · 007/2026 · 008/2026 · 0

0 at 85+ pts

▬ 0 vs last month

B · Zoologist

EOI pool by points · 08/202624 in the pool
13229you43
6070809095

Queue at your points · 6 months

03/2026 · 1104/2026 · 1305/2026 · 1506/2026 · 1407/2026 · 1608/2026 · 16

16 at 85+ pts

▬ 0 vs last month

EOI data · submission & invitation trend

Zoologist drew more invitations last month: 3 vs 0 for Botanist. Pools: 24 (+1) vs 18 (-1).

A · Botanist

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month
peak Aug 25 · 2118
Mar 24Jun 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest18
MoM change-1(-5.3%)
Peak monthAug 2521
Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month
peak Nov 25 · 10
Nov 25Apr 26Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest0
MoM change0
Peak monthNov 251

B · Zoologist

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month
peak Jul 25 · 2724
Feb 24May 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest24
MoM change+1(4.3%)
Peak monthJul 2527
Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month
peak Nov 25 · 133
Feb 24May 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest3
MoM change-1(-25.0%)
Peak monthNov 2513

Next round

No next-round estimate available.

A · Botanist

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤
If 10 invited65DOE ≤ Sep 25
If 50 invitedqueue cleared
If 100 invitedqueue cleared
If 200 invitedqueue cleared

B · Zoologist

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤
If 10 invited85DOE ≤ May 26
If 50 invitedqueue cleared
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

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