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Civil Engineering Draftsperson vs Civil Engineering Technician

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

Civil Engineering Draftsperson

312211·189

★ Strong chance

85PTS

Chance of invitation

Strong chance of invitation

Est. wait~19 mo

Your spot in the pool

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

30 figures · each ≈ 186 EOIs · front invited first

← front (invited first)5,579 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE540

Youtop 10% · DOE 11 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores5,039

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

You · #541

★

front of queue131 est. placesrest of pool · 5,448

≈ 4 roundsto clear the 540 ahead of you · FY26-27

Pool by points · submitted EOIs

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

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Civil Engineering Technician

312212·189

★ Strong chance

85PTS

Chance of invitation

Strong chance of invitation

Est. wait~13 mo

Your spot in the pool

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

30 figures · each ≈ 74 EOIs · front invited first

← front (invited first)2,215 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE301

Youtop 14% · DOE 11 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores1,914

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

You · #302

★

front of queue131 est. placesrest of pool · 2,084

≈ 5 roundsto clear the 301 ahead of you · FY26-27

Pool by points · submitted EOIs

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

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Together

Queue position Civil Engineering Technician has 1.8× fewer people ahead of you (301 vs 540).

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	Civil Engineering Draftsperson312211	Civil Engineering Technician312212
Capacity	131 · FY2026-27	131 · FY2026-27
Standing	#4 of 196	#29 of 196
Queue position	540 ahead	301 ahead
Latest round	2025-11-13 · 85 pts	2025-11-13 · 85 pts
EOI data · pool & queue trend	5583	2213
EOI data · submission & invitation trend	—	—
Next round	85 pts	90 pts
Open states	3 listed	3 listed
Invited profile	—	—
Assessing authority	Engineers Australia / VETASSESS	VETASSESS

Where they differ — subclass 189, 85 points

Capacity

Occupations in unit group 3122 share 131 places left.

189 places · 2026-27estimated

500est. ceiling

131est. 189 places · 131 left

Unit group 3122 · 2025-26 official: 500 ceiling · 130 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 7 data points

957860

65658575709085you 85

20222024Nov 25

189 places · 2026-27estimated

500est. ceiling

131est. 189 places · 131 left

Unit group 3122 · 2025-26 official: 500 ceiling · 130 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 7 data points

957860

65658575709085you 85

20222024Nov 25

Standing

Civil Engineering Draftsperson ranks higher: #4 vs #29 for Civil Engineering Technician.

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked

#4· top 2%

▼ Falling −1,359 yoy

leader 6,052median 48you

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

Year over year

1,536last FY

177this FY

▼ −88%

Round to round · last 2 FY

476

1,060

168

—

▼ Falling · invites per round

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked

#29· top 14%

▼ Falling −292 yoy

leader 6,052median 48you

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

Year over year

364last FY

72this FY

▼ −80%

Round to round · last 2 FY

109

255

—

▼ Falling · invites per round

Queue position

Civil Engineering Technician has 1.8× fewer people ahead of you (301 vs 540).

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

75POINTS

2,135

3/6 met

80POINTS

1,141

3/6 met

85POINTS

536

5/6 met

90POINTS

6/6 met

95POINTS

6/6 met

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

75POINTS

1,003

3/6 met

80POINTS

586

3/6 met

85POINTS

298

5/6 met

90POINTS

108

6/6 met

95POINTS

6/6 met

Latest round

The latest cutoff is the same for both.

189 · last round 13 Nov 2025↑ Rising

Min points85

Invited0

Rounds FY2

Down from 90 vs previous round

65–90 pts over last 6 rounds

Other subclasses190 · 80 pts · 5 May 2026491 · 90 pts · 11 June 2025

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189 · last round 13 Nov 2025↑ Rising

Min points85

Invited0

Rounds FY2

Down from 90 vs previous round

65–90 pts over last 6 rounds

Other subclasses190 · 80 pts · 26 June 2026491 · 105 pts · 30 Apr 2026

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EOI data · pool & queue trend

Civil Engineering Technician has a smaller EOI pool: 2,213 (+63 vs last month) vs 5,583 (-192) for Civil Engineering Draftsperson.

EOI pool by points · 08/20265,583 in the pool

281262745441.2k1.3k994605445you78121

45607585100

Queue at your points · 6 months

536 at 85+ pts

▲ 40 vs last month

EOI pool by points · 08/20262,213 in the pool

1643118165433429417288190you921411

45607590105

Queue at your points · 6 months

298 at 85+ pts

▲ 40 vs last month

EOI data · submission & invitation trend

Civil Engineering Draftsperson drew more invitations last month: 259 vs 102 for Civil Engineering Technician. Pools: 5,583 (-192) vs 2,213 (+63).

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest5,583

MoM change-192(-3.3%)

Peak monthJun 265,835

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest259

MoM change-10(-3.7%)

Peak monthNov 241,175

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest2,213

MoM change+63(2.9%)

Peak monthAug 262,213

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest102

MoM change-6(-5.6%)

Peak monthNov 24303

Next round

Civil Engineering Draftsperson needs fewer points for the next round: 85 vs 90 for Civil Engineering Technician.

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤

If 10 invited95DOE ≤ Jun 26

If 50 invited90DOE ≤ Jun 26

If 100 invited85DOE ≤ Sep 25

If 200 invited85DOE ≤ Feb 26

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤

If 10 invited95DOE ≤ Jun 26

If 50 invited90DOE ≤ Apr 26

If 100 invited90DOE ≤ Aug 26

If 200 invited85DOE ≤ 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

Civil Engineering Draftsperson is assessed by Engineers Australia / VETASSESS; Civil Engineering Technician is assessed by VETASSESS.

Engineers Australia / VETASSESS

VETASSESS

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