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Chemical Engineer vs Civil Engineer

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

Chemical Engineer

233111·189

Tight — long odds

85PTS

Chance of invitation

Low chance with current points

Est. wait~11 mo

Your spot in the pool

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

30 figures · each ≈ 51 EOIs · front invited first

← front (invited first)1,520 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE299

Youtop 20% · DOE 12 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores1,221

This FY's est. 189 placesbeyond this FY's est. places

You · #300

★

front of queue238 est. placesrest of pool · 1,282

≈ 1 roundto clear the 299 ahead of you · FY26-27

Pool by points · submitted EOIs

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

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Civil Engineer

233211·189

Tight — long odds

85PTS

Chance of invitation

Low chance with current points

Est. wait189 effectively closed

Your spot in the pool

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

30 figures · each ≈ 297 EOIs · front invited first

← front (invited first)8,898 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE1,786

Youtop 20% · DOE 12 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores7,112

This FY's est. 189 places0 left this FY

Est. grants already exceed this group's est. ceiling

Pool by points · submitted EOIs

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

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Together

Queue position Chemical Engineer has 6.0× fewer people ahead of you (299 vs 1,786).

Capacity Chemical Engineer has more places left: 238 vs 0 for Civil Engineer.

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	Chemical Engineer233111	Civil Engineer233211
Capacity	238 · FY2026-27	0 · FY2026-27
Standing	#25 of 196	#20 of 196
Queue position	299 ahead	1786 ahead
Latest round	2025-11-13 · 85 pts	2024-11-07 · 85 pts
EOI data · pool & queue trend	1513	8858
EOI data · submission & invitation trend	—	—
Next round	90 pts	95 pts
Open states	3 listed	3 listed
Invited profile	—	—
Assessing authority	Engineers Australia	Engineers Australia

Where they differ — subclass 189, 85 points

Capacity

Chemical Engineer has more places left: 238 vs 0 for Civil Engineer.

189 places · 2026-27estimated

500est. ceiling

238est. 189 places · 238 left

Unit group 2331 · 2025-26 official: 500 ceiling · 237 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 7 data points

1008060

65859590859085you 85

20222024Nov 25

189 places · 2026-27estimated

806est. ceiling

0est. 189 places · 0 left

Unit group 2332 · 2025-26 official: 745 ceiling · 0 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 5 data points

957860

6585909085you 85

20222024Nov 24

Standing

Civil Engineer ranks higher: #20 vs #25 for Chemical Engineer.

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked

#25· top 12%

▲ Rising +272 yoy

leader 6,052median 48you

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

Year over year

135last FY

407this FY

▲ +201%

Round to round · last 2 FY

100

312

—

▲ Rising · invites per round

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked

#20· top 10%

▼ Falling −641 yoy

leader 6,052median 48you

Invited 2 of 5 rounds · Occasional
oldest → newest · filled = invited

Year over year

641last FY

0this FY

▼ −100%

Round to round · last 2 FY

150

491

—

▼ Falling · invites per round

Queue position

Chemical Engineer has 6.0× fewer people ahead of you (299 vs 1,786).

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

75POINTS

861

0/6 met

80POINTS

577

0/6 met

85POINTS

299

3/6 met

90POINTS

134

5/6 met

95POINTS

6/6 met

Ahead of you · August 2026 poolmet the cut-off of last 5

75POINTS

4,623

1/5 met

80POINTS

3,065

1/5 met

85POINTS

1,779

3/5 met

90POINTS

766

5/5 met

95POINTS

244

5/5 met

Latest round

The latest cutoff is the same for both.

189 · last round 13 Nov 2025↓ Easing

Min points85

Invited0

Rounds FY2

Down from 90 vs previous round

85–95 pts over last 6 rounds

Other subclasses190 · 90 pts · 21 May 2026491 · 85 pts · 18 Nov 2024

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189 · last round 7 Nov 2024↑ Rising

Min points85

Invited0

Rounds FY2

Down from 90 vs previous round

65–90 pts over last 5 rounds

Other subclasses190 · 100 pts · 28 May 2026491 · 90 pts · 16 June 2026

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EOI data · pool & queue trend

Chemical Engineer has a smaller EOI pool: 1,513 (-16 vs last month) vs 8,858 (-296) for Civil Engineer.

EOI pool by points · 08/20261,513 in the pool

7185174222278284278165you982961

45607590105

Queue at your points · 6 months

299 at 85+ pts

▲ 11 vs last month

EOI pool by points · 08/20268,858 in the pool

341123305601.6k1.6k1.6k1.3k1kyou52219740421

456585100120

Queue at your points · 6 months

1,779 at 85+ pts

▼ 70 vs last month

EOI data · submission & invitation trend

Civil Engineer drew more invitations last month: 151 vs 68 for Chemical Engineer. Pools: 8,858 (-296) vs 1,513 (-16).

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest1,513

MoM change-16(-1.0%)

Peak monthOct 251,606

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest68

MoM change-24(-26.1%)

Peak monthNov 25384

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest8,858

MoM change-296(-3.2%)

Peak monthJan 269,356

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest151

MoM change-62(-29.1%)

Peak monthDec 24709

Next round

Chemical Engineer needs fewer points for the next round: 90 vs 95 for Civil Engineer.

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤

If 10 invited95DOE ≤ Mar 26

If 50 invited90DOE ≤ Mar 26

If 100 invited90DOE ≤ Jul 26

If 200 invited85DOE ≤ Apr 26

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤

If 10 invited100DOE ≤ Dec 25

If 50 invited95DOE ≤ Sep 25

If 100 invited95DOE ≤ Mar 26

If 200 invited95DOE ≤ Jul 26

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

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

Engineers Australia

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