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Clinical Psychologist vs Psychotherapist

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

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A
Clinical Psychologist
272311·189
★ Strong chance
85PTS
Chance of invitation
Strong chance of invitation
Est. wait~4 mo
Your spot in the pool
EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27
30 figures · each ≈ 1 EOIs · front invited first
← front (invited first)19 total EOIs
Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE3
Youtop 16% · DOE 12 Sep 2026★
At your score, behind you0
Below youlower scores16
This FY's est. 189 places✓ inside this FY's places
You · #4
★
front of queue1,025 est. places
Pool by points · submitted EOIs
160465470575080185YOU190195
EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27
1Jul3Aug
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B
Psychotherapist
272314·189
85PTS
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Together

Queue position Only Clinical Psychologist has queue position data: 3 ahead of you.

Latest round Only Clinical Psychologist has a recent round: 75 points.

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Clinical Psychologist272311Psychotherapist272314
Capacity1025 · FY2026-271025 · FY2026-27
Standing#— of 196—
Queue position3 ahead—
Latest round2026-06-04 · 75 pts—
EOI data · pool & queue trend170
EOI data · submission & invitation trend——
Next round——
Open states3 listed3 listed
Invited profile——
Assessing authorityAPSVETASSESS
Where they differ — subclass 189, 85 points

Capacity

Occupations in unit group 2723 share 1,025 places left.

A · Clinical Psychologist

189 places · 2026-27estimated
1,089est. ceiling
1,025est. 189 places · 1,025 left

Unit group 2723 · 2025-26 official: 1,056 ceiling · 992 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 12 data points
957860
75you 85
20222023June 26

B · Psychotherapist

189 places · 2026-27estimated
1,089est. ceiling
1,025est. 189 places · 1,025 left

Unit group 2723 · 2025-26 official: 1,056 ceiling · 992 remaining

Standing

Only Clinical Psychologist has standing data: 19.

A · Clinical Psychologist

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked
—· top 62%
▲ Rising +10 yoy
leader 6,052median 48you
Invited 5 of 5 rounds · Regular
oldest → newest · filled = invited
Year over year
9last FY
19this FY
▲ +111%
Round to round · last 2 FY
4
5
5
7
7
▲ Rising · invites per round

B · Psychotherapist

Not ranked yet — no anchored invitations in the last two financial years.

Queue position

Only Clinical Psychologist has queue position data: 3 ahead of you.

A · Clinical Psychologist

Ahead of you · August 2026 poolmet the cut-off of last 6
75POINTS
8
3/6 met
80POINTS
3
4/6 met
85POINTS
3
6/6 met
90POINTS
2
6/6 met
95POINTS
1
6/6 met

B · Psychotherapist

Ahead of youmet the cut-off of last 0
75POINTS
—
—
80POINTS
—
—
85POINTS
—
—
90POINTS
—
—
95POINTS
—
—

Latest round

Only Clinical Psychologist has a recent round: 75 points.

A · Clinical Psychologist

189 · last round 4 June 2026↓ Easing
Min points75
Invited0
Rounds FY3

Down from 80 vs previous round

75–85 pts over last 6 rounds

Other subclasses190 · 85 pts · 1 Feb 2026491 · 90 pts · 18 Dec 2023

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B · Psychotherapist

No subclass 189 round history yet.

Other subclasses190 · 80 pts · 8 May 2025491 · 90 pts · 11 June 2025

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EOI data · pool & queue trend

Psychotherapist has a smaller EOI pool: 0 (0 vs last month) vs 17 (+3) for Clinical Psychologist.

A · Clinical Psychologist

EOI pool by points · 08/202617 in the pool
14451you11
6070808595

Queue at your points · 6 months

03/2026 · 204/2026 · 405/2026 · 406/2026 · 007/2026 · 108/2026 · 3

3 at 85+ pts

▲ 2 vs last month

B · Psychotherapist

EOI pool by points · —0 in the pool

Queue at your points · 6 months

Only 0 months of trend data

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EOI data · submission & invitation trend

Clinical Psychologist drew more invitations last month: 5 vs 0 for Psychotherapist. Pools: 17 (+3) vs 0 (0).

A · Clinical Psychologist

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month
peak Mar 26 · 2017
Mar 24Jun 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest17
MoM change+3(21.4%)
Peak monthMar 2620
Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month
peak Nov 25 · 105
Apr 24Jun 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest5
MoM change-4(-44.4%)
Peak monthNov 2510

B · Psychotherapist

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month
peak Feb 24 · 00
Feb 24May 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest0
MoM change0
Peak monthFeb 240
Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month
peak Mar 24 · 00
Mar 24Jun 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest0
MoM change0
Peak monthMar 240

Next round

No next-round estimate available.

A · Clinical Psychologist

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤
If 10 invited70DOE ≤ Feb 26
If 50 invitedqueue cleared
If 100 invitedqueue cleared
If 200 invitedqueue cleared

B · Psychotherapist

No 189 round projection for this occupation yet.

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

Clinical Psychologist is assessed by APS; Psychotherapist is assessed by VETASSESS.

A · Clinical Psychologist

APS

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B · Psychotherapist

VETASSESS

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