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Chemical Engineer vs Materials 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 11 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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Materials Engineer

233112·189

◐ Borderline

85PTS

Chance of invitation

Moderate chance of invitation

Est. wait~10 mo

Your spot in the pool

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

30 figures · each ≈ 10 EOIs · front invited first

← front (invited first)298 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE73

Youtop 24% · DOE 11 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores225

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

You · #74

★

front of queue238 est. placesrest of pool · 60

≈ 2 roundsto clear the 73 ahead of you · FY26-27

Pool by points · submitted EOIs

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

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Together

Queue position Materials Engineer has 4.1× fewer people ahead of you (73 vs 299).

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	Chemical Engineer233111	Materials Engineer233112
Capacity	238 · FY2026-27	238 · FY2026-27
Standing	#25 of 196	#— of 196
Queue position	299 ahead	73 ahead
Latest round	2025-11-13 · 85 pts	2025-11-13 · 85 pts
EOI data · pool & queue trend	1513	297
EOI data · submission & invitation trend	—	—
Next round	90 pts	80 pts
Open states	3 listed	3 listed
Invited profile	—	—
Assessing authority	Engineers Australia	Engineers Australia

Where they differ — subclass 189, 85 points

Capacity

Occupations in unit group 2331 share 238 places left.

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

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

Standing

Only Chemical Engineer has standing data: 25.

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

—· top 39%

▲ Rising +28 yoy

leader 6,052median 48you

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

Year over year

38last FY

66this FY

▲ +74%

Round to round · last 2 FY

—

→ Steady · invites per round

Queue position

Materials Engineer has 4.1× fewer people ahead of you (73 vs 299).

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 6

75POINTS

178

0/6 met

80POINTS

134

0/6 met

85POINTS

3/6 met

90POINTS

5/6 met

95POINTS

6/6 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 13 Nov 2025↓ Easing

Min points85

Invited0

Rounds FY2

Down from 90 vs previous round

85–95 pts over last 6 rounds

Other subclasses190 · 85 pts · 19 May 2026491 · 85 pts · 7 Nov 2024

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EOI data · pool & queue trend

Materials Engineer has a smaller EOI pool: 297 (-3 vs last month) vs 1,513 (-16) for Chemical 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 · 08/2026297 in the pool

245185139446242you2172

45607585100

Queue at your points · 6 months

72 at 85+ pts

▲ 1 vs last month

EOI data · submission & invitation trend

Chemical Engineer drew more invitations last month: 68 vs 15 for Materials Engineer. Pools: 1,513 (-16) vs 297 (-3).

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

Latest297

MoM change-3(-1.0%)

Peak monthJul 25307

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest15

MoM change-5(-25.0%)

Peak monthNov 2566

Next round

Materials Engineer needs fewer points for the next round: 80 vs 90 for Chemical 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 invited95DOE ≤ Jul 26

If 50 invited85DOE ≤ Mar 26

If 100 invited80DOE ≤ Mar 26

If 200 invited70DOE ≤ May 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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