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Cardiologist vs Paediatrician

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

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A
Cardiologist
253312·189
★ Strong chance
85PTS
Chance of invitation
Strong chance of invitation
Est. wait~0 mo
Your spot in the pool
EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27
30 figures · each ≈ 1 EOIs · front invited first
← front (invited first)7 total EOIs
Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE0
Youtop 1% · DOE 12 Sep 2026★
At your score, behind you0
Below youlower scores7
This FY's est. 189 places✓ inside this FY's places
You · #1
★
front of queue509 est. places
Pool by points · submitted EOIs
360265170175080090
EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27
1Jul0Aug
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B
Paediatrician
253321·189
★ Strong chance
85PTS
Chance of invitation
Strong chance of invitation
Est. wait~4 mo
Your spot in the pool
EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27
30 figures · each ≈ 1 EOIs · front invited first
← front (invited first)16 total EOIs
Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE1
Youtop 6% · DOE 12 Sep 2026★
At your score, behind you0
Below youlower scores15
This FY's est. 189 places✓ inside this FY's places
You · #2
★
front of queue509 est. places
Pool by points · submitted EOIs
150155260365270275280185YOU
EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27
0Jul1Aug
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Together

Queue position Cardiologist has fewer people ahead of you: 0 vs 1 for Paediatrician.

Latest round Paediatrician's latest cutoff is lower: 75 vs 80 for Cardiologist.

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Cardiologist253312Paediatrician253321
Capacity509 · FY2026-27509 · FY2026-27
Standing#— of 196#— of 196
Queue position0 ahead1 ahead
Latest round2026-06-04 · 80 pts2026-06-04 · 75 pts
EOI data · pool & queue trend714
EOI data · submission & invitation trend——
Next round——
Open states3 listed3 listed
Invited profile——
Assessing authorityMedBAMedBA
Where they differ — subclass 189, 85 points

Capacity

Occupations in unit group 2533 share 509 places left.

A · Cardiologist

189 places · 2026-27estimated
614est. ceiling
509est. 189 places · 509 left

Unit group 2533 · 2025-26 official: 578 ceiling · 473 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 7 data points
907560
65858580808080you 85
20222024June 26

B · Paediatrician

189 places · 2026-27estimated
614est. ceiling
509est. 189 places · 509 left

Unit group 2533 · 2025-26 official: 578 ceiling · 473 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 11 data points
957860
75you 85
20222024June 26

Standing

Paediatrician ranks higher: #14 vs #8 for Cardiologist.

A · Cardiologist

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked
—· top 76%
▲ Rising +7 yoy
leader 6,052median 48you
Invited 4 of 5 rounds · Regular
oldest → newest · filled = invited
Year over year
1last FY
8this FY
▲ +700%
Round to round · last 2 FY
1
—
2
5
1
▲ Rising · invites per round

B · Paediatrician

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked
—· top 64%
▲ Rising +4 yoy
leader 6,052median 48you
Invited 5 of 5 rounds · Regular
oldest → newest · filled = invited
Year over year
10last FY
14this FY
▲ +40%
Round to round · last 2 FY
5
5
4
5
5
→ Steady · invites per round

Queue position

Cardiologist has fewer people ahead of you: 0 vs 1 for Paediatrician.

A · Cardiologist

Ahead of you · August 2026 poolmet the cut-off of last 6
75POINTS
1
0/6 met
80POINTS
0
4/6 met
85POINTS
0
6/6 met
90POINTS
0
6/6 met
95POINTS
0
6/6 met

B · Paediatrician

Ahead of you · August 2026 poolmet the cut-off of last 6
75POINTS
5
3/6 met
80POINTS
3
4/6 met
85POINTS
1
6/6 met
90POINTS
0
6/6 met
95POINTS
0
6/6 met

Latest round

Paediatrician's latest cutoff is lower: 75 vs 80 for Cardiologist.

A · Cardiologist

189 · last round 4 June 2026↓ Easing
Min points80
Invited0
Rounds FY3

Unchanged vs previous round

80–85 pts over last 6 rounds

Other subclasses491 · 80 pts · 13 Nov 2025

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B · Paediatrician

189 · last round 4 June 2026Stable
Min points75
Invited0
Rounds FY3

Unchanged vs previous round

75–85 pts over last 6 rounds

Other subclasses190 · 95 pts · 1 Feb 2026491 · 70 pts · 25 May 2023

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EOI data · pool & queue trend

Cardiologist has a smaller EOI pool: 7 (0 vs last month) vs 14 (+4) for Paediatrician.

A · Cardiologist

EOI pool by points · 08/20267 in the pool
3211you
6065758090

Queue at your points · 6 months

03/2026 · 004/2026 · 005/2026 · 106/2026 · 007/2026 · 108/2026 · 0

0 at 85+ pts

▼ 1 vs last month

B · Paediatrician

EOI pool by points · 08/202614 in the pool
11232221you
5060707585

Queue at your points · 6 months

03/2026 · 004/2026 · 005/2026 · 006/2026 · 007/2026 · 008/2026 · 1

1 at 85+ pts

▲ 1 vs last month

EOI data · submission & invitation trend

Cardiologist drew more invitations last month: 3 vs 1 for Paediatrician. Pools: 7 (0) vs 14 (+4).

A · Cardiologist

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month
peak Mar 26 · 77
Feb 24Jun 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest7
MoM change0(0.0%)
Peak monthMar 267
Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month
peak Nov 25 · 53
Sep 24Nov 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest3
MoM change0(0.0%)
Peak monthNov 255

B · Paediatrician

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month
14
Feb 24May 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest14
MoM change+4(40.0%)
Peak monthAug 2614
Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month
peak Dec 25 · 81
Feb 24Apr 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest1
MoM change-4(-80.0%)
Peak monthDec 258

Next round

No next-round estimate available.

A · Cardiologist

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

B · Paediatrician

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤
If 10 invited65DOE ≤ 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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