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Chemist vs Food Technologist

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

Chemist

234211·189

◐ 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 ≈ 21 EOIs · front invited first

← front (invited first)633 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE90

Youtop 14% · DOE 12 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores543

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

You · #91

★

front of queue302 est. placesrest of pool · 331

≈ 2 roundsto clear the 90 ahead of you · FY26-27

Pool by points · submitted EOIs

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

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Food Technologist

234212·189

Tight — long odds

85PTS

Chance of invitation

Low chance with current points

Est. wait~10 mo

Your spot in the pool

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

30 figures · each ≈ 24 EOIs · front invited first

← front (invited first)724 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE127

Youtop 18% · DOE 12 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores597

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

You · #128

★

front of queue302 est. placesrest of pool · 422

≈ 2 roundsto clear the 127 ahead of you · FY26-27

Pool by points · submitted EOIs

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

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Together

Queue position Chemist has fewer people ahead of you: 90 vs 127 for Food Technologist.

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	Chemist234211	Food Technologist234212
Capacity	302 · FY2026-27	302 · FY2026-27
Standing	#— of 196	#— of 196
Queue position	90 ahead	127 ahead
Latest round	2026-06-04 · 85 pts	2026-06-04 · 85 pts
EOI data · pool & queue trend	631	729
EOI data · submission & invitation trend	—	—
Next round	80 pts	85 pts
Open states	3 listed	2 listed
Invited profile	—	—
Assessing authority	VETASSESS	VETASSESS

Where they differ — subclass 189, 85 points

Capacity

Occupations in unit group 2342 share 302 places left.

189 places · 2026-27estimated

500est. ceiling

302est. 189 places · 302 left

Unit group 2342 · 2025-26 official: 500 ceiling · 301 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 9 data points

1008060

85you 85

20222024June 26

189 places · 2026-27estimated

500est. ceiling

302est. 189 places · 302 left

Unit group 2342 · 2025-26 official: 500 ceiling · 301 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 8 data points

1008060

6585959090908585you 85

20222024June 26

Standing

Food Technologist ranks higher: #210 vs #183 for Chemist.

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked

—· top 29%

▲ Rising +163 yoy

leader 6,052median 48you

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

Year over year

20last FY

183this FY

▲ +815%

Round to round · last 2 FY

100

▲ Rising · invites per round

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked

—· top 26%

▲ Rising +184 yoy

leader 6,052median 48you

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

Year over year

26last FY

210this FY

▲ +708%

Round to round · last 2 FY

112

▲ Rising · invites per round

Queue position

Chemist has fewer people ahead of you: 90 vs 127 for Food Technologist.

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

75POINTS

306

0/6 met

80POINTS

190

0/6 met

85POINTS

2/6 met

90POINTS

5/6 met

95POINTS

6/6 met

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

75POINTS

397

0/6 met

80POINTS

238

0/6 met

85POINTS

127

2/6 met

90POINTS

5/6 met

95POINTS

6/6 met

Latest round

The latest cutoff is the same for both.

189 · last round 4 June 2026↓ Easing

Min points85

Invited0

Rounds FY3

Unchanged vs previous round

85–95 pts over last 6 rounds

Other subclasses190 · 90 pts · 2 June 2025491 · 90 pts · 16 Apr 2026

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189 · last round 4 June 2026↓ Easing

Min points85

Invited0

Rounds FY3

Unchanged vs previous round

85–95 pts over last 6 rounds

Other subclasses190 · 90 pts · 18 May 2026491 · 85 pts · 8 Dec 2022

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EOI data · pool & queue trend

Chemist has a smaller EOI pool: 631 (+13 vs last month) vs 729 (+24) for Food Technologist.

EOI pool by points · 08/2026631 in the pool

31025271659211610064you1772

45607590105

Queue at your points · 6 months

90 at 85+ pts

▲ 20 vs last month

EOI pool by points · 08/2026729 in the pool

17215311613315911189you308

45607585100

Queue at your points · 6 months

127 at 85+ pts

▲ 27 vs last month

EOI data · submission & invitation trend

Food Technologist drew more invitations last month: 70 vs 50 for Chemist. Pools: 729 (+24) vs 631 (+13).

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest631

MoM change+13(2.1%)

Peak monthMay 26647

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest50

MoM change-32(-39.0%)

Peak monthNov 25128

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest729

MoM change+24(3.4%)

Peak monthMay 26747

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest70

MoM change-46(-39.7%)

Peak monthNov 25154

Next round

Chemist needs fewer points for the next round: 80 vs 85 for Food Technologist.

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤

If 10 invited90DOE ≤ Jan 26

If 50 invited85DOE ≤ May 26

If 100 invited80DOE ≤ Dec 25

If 200 invited75DOE ≤ Dec 25

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤

If 10 invited90DOE ≤ Dec 25

If 50 invited85DOE ≤ Feb 26

If 100 invited85DOE ≤ Aug 26

If 200 invited80DOE ≤ 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

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

VETASSESS

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