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Conservator vs Metallurgist

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

Conservator

234911·189

◐ Borderline

85PTS

Chance of invitation

Moderate chance of invitation

Your spot in the pool

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

30 figures · each ≈ 1 EOIs · front invited first

← front (invited first)2 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE0

Youtop 1% · DOE 12 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores2

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

You · #1

★

front of queue441 est. places

Pool by points · submitted EOIs

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

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Metallurgist

234912·189

★ Strong chance

85PTS

Chance of invitation

Strong chance of invitation

Est. wait~2 mo

Your spot in the pool

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

30 figures · each ≈ 4 EOIs · front invited first

← front (invited first)121 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE4

Youtop 3% · DOE 12 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores117

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

You · #5

★

front of queue441 est. places

≈ 1 roundto clear the 4 ahead of you · FY26-27

Pool by points · submitted EOIs

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

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Together

Queue position Conservator has fewer people ahead of you: 0 vs 4 for Metallurgist.

Latest round Metallurgist's latest cutoff is lower: 80 vs 90 for Conservator.

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	Conservator234911	Metallurgist234912
Capacity	441 · FY2026-27	441 · FY2026-27
Standing	#— of 196	#— of 196
Queue position	0 ahead	4 ahead
Latest round	2025-08-21 · 90 pts	2026-06-04 · 80 pts
EOI data · pool & queue trend	2	120
EOI data · submission & invitation trend	—	—
Next round	—	65 pts
Open states	1 listed	1 listed
Invited profile	—	—
Assessing authority	VETASSESS	VETASSESS

Where they differ — subclass 189, 85 points

Capacity

Occupations in unit group 2349 share 441 places left.

189 places · 2026-27estimated

500est. ceiling

441est. 189 places · 441 left

Unit group 2349 · 2025-26 official: 500 ceiling · 441 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 1 data points

958880

90you 85

2025

189 places · 2026-27estimated

500est. ceiling

441est. 189 places · 441 left

Unit group 2349 · 2025-26 official: 500 ceiling · 441 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 6 data points

1008060

659590908580you 85

20222024June 26

Standing

Metallurgist ranks higher: #48 vs #1 for Conservator.

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked

—· top 96%

▲ Rising +1 yoy

leader 6,052median 48you

Invited 1 of 5 rounds · Rare
oldest → newest · filled = invited

Year over year

0last FY

1this FY

Round to round · last 2 FY

—

→ Steady · invites per round

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked

—· top 49%

▲ Rising +40 yoy

leader 6,052median 48you

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

Year over year

8last FY

48this FY

▲ +500%

Round to round · last 2 FY

—

▲ Rising · invites per round

Queue position

Conservator has fewer people ahead of you: 0 vs 4 for Metallurgist.

Ahead of you · August 2026 poolmet the cut-off of last 1

75POINTS

0/1 met

80POINTS

0/1 met

85POINTS

0/1 met

90POINTS

1/1 met

95POINTS

1/1 met

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

75POINTS

1/6 met

80POINTS

2/6 met

85POINTS

3/6 met

90POINTS

5/6 met

95POINTS

6/6 met

Latest round

Metallurgist's latest cutoff is lower: 80 vs 90 for Conservator.

189 · last round 21 Aug 2025

Min points90

Invited0

Rounds FY1

Other subclasses491 · 85 pts · 8 Dec 2022

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189 · last round 4 June 2026Stable

Min points80

Invited0

Rounds FY3

Down from 85 vs previous round

65–95 pts over last 6 rounds

Other subclasses491 · 90 pts · 8 Dec 2022

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EOI data · pool & queue trend

Conservator has a smaller EOI pool: 2 (-2 vs last month) vs 120 (+4) for Metallurgist.

EOI pool by points · 08/20262 in the pool

11you

5050757575

Queue at your points · 6 months

0 at 85+ pts

▬ 0 vs last month

EOI pool by points · 08/2026120 in the pool

44833293073you1

50657590105

Queue at your points · 6 months

4 at 85+ pts

▲ 4 vs last month

EOI data · submission & invitation trend

Metallurgist drew more invitations last month: 14 vs 0 for Conservator. Pools: 120 (+4) vs 2 (-2).

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest2

MoM change-2(-50.0%)

Peak monthOct 258

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Jun 24Jun 25Jun 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest0

MoM change-1(-100.0%)

Peak monthAug 252

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest120

MoM change+4(3.4%)

Peak monthOct 25179

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Jun 24Jul 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest14

MoM change-12(-46.2%)

Peak monthJun 2628

Next round

Only Metallurgist has a next-round estimate: 65 points.

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤

If 10 invitedqueue cleared

If 50 invitedqueue cleared

If 100 invitedqueue cleared

If 200 invitedqueue cleared

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤

If 10 invited80DOE ≤ Sep 26

If 50 invited70DOE ≤ Jan 26

If 100 invited65DOE ≤ Jul 26

If 200 invitedqueue cleared

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

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VETASSESS

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