Same points, same date — which occupation gives you the better odds?
Queue position Cardiothoracic Surgeon has fewer people ahead of you: 0 vs 1 for Neurosurgeon.
Latest round Neurosurgeon's latest cutoff is lower: 80 vs 85 for Cardiothoracic Surgeon.
| Cardiothoracic Surgeon253512 | Neurosurgeon253513 | |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 477 · FY2026-27 | 477 · FY2026-27 |
| Standing | #— of 196 | — |
| Queue position | 0 ahead | 1 ahead |
| Latest round | 2024-11-07 · 85 pts | 2023-12-18 · 80 pts |
| EOI data · pool & queue trend | 2 | 1 |
| EOI data · submission & invitation trend | — | — |
| Next round | — | — |
| Open states | 3 listed | 3 listed |
| Invited profile | — | — |
| Assessing authority | MedBA | MedBA |
Occupations in unit group 2535 share 477 places left.
Unit group 2535 · 2025-26 official: 500 ceiling · 477 remaining
Unit group 2535 · 2025-26 official: 500 ceiling · 477 remaining
Only Cardiothoracic Surgeon has standing data: 0.
Not ranked yet — no anchored invitations in the last two financial years.
Cardiothoracic Surgeon has fewer people ahead of you: 0 vs 1 for Neurosurgeon.
Neurosurgeon's latest cutoff is lower: 80 vs 85 for Cardiothoracic Surgeon.
Unchanged vs previous round
Other subclasses491 · 75 pts · 25 May 2023
See full round history →Unchanged vs previous round
Other subclasses491 · 65 pts · 8 Dec 2022
See full round history →Neurosurgeon has a smaller EOI pool: 1 (+1 vs last month) vs 2 (0) for Cardiothoracic Surgeon.
Queue at your points · 6 months
0 at 85+ pts
▬ 0 vs last month
Queue at your points · 6 months
1 at 85+ pts
▲ 1 vs last month
Only Cardiothoracic Surgeon has invitation data: 2 invited last month.
No next-round estimate available.
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.
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.
MedBA may assess both occupations. Verify on the assessing authority's site before you apply.
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