Same points, same date — which occupation gives you the better odds?
Queue position Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist has 49.5× fewer people ahead of you (2 vs 99).
Latest round Medical Practitioners nec's latest cutoff is lower: 75 vs 85 for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist.
| Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist253917 | Medical Practitioners nec253999 | |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 799 · FY2026-27 | 799 · FY2026-27 |
| Standing | #— of 196 | #10 of 196 |
| Queue position | 2 ahead | 99 ahead |
| Latest round | 2026-06-04 · 85 pts | 2026-06-04 · 75 pts |
| EOI data · pool & queue trend | 15 | 648 |
| EOI data · submission & invitation trend | — | — |
| Next round | — | 80 pts |
| Open states | 4 listed | 4 listed |
| Invited profile | — | — |
| Grants | 3 · 189 | 231 · 189 |
| Where they were granted | VIC 1 | VIC 67 |
| Who was granted | Sri Lanka 14% | United Kingdom 20% |
| Assessing authority | MedBA | MedBA |
Occupations in unit group 2539 share 799 places left.
Unit group 2539 · 2025-26 official: 830 ceiling · 647 remaining
Unit group 2539 · 2025-26 official: 830 ceiling · 647 remaining
Only Medical Practitioners nec has standing data: 10.
Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist has 49.5× fewer people ahead of you (2 vs 99).
Medical Practitioners nec's latest cutoff is lower: 75 vs 85 for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist.
Up from 80 vs previous round
Other subclasses491 · 65 pts · 25 May 2023
See full round history →Unchanged vs previous round
Other subclasses190 · 80 pts · 5 Mar 2026491 · 90 pts · 13 Nov 2025
See full round history →Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist has a smaller EOI pool: 15 (+4 vs last month) vs 648 (+73) for Medical Practitioners nec.
Queue at your points · 6 months
2 at 85+ pts
▲ 1 vs last month
Queue at your points · 6 months
99 at 85+ pts
▲ 23 vs last month
Medical Practitioners nec drew more invitations last month: 84 vs 1 for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist. Pools: 648 (+73) vs 15 (+4).
Only Medical Practitioners nec has a next-round estimate: 80 points.
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.
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.
In 2024-25, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist had 3 subclass 189 main-applicant grants and Medical Practitioners nec had 231. From July to April 2025-26 they had 4–16 and 282–291 so far. Grants trail invitations by months: read this as context, not as your chances.
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subclass 189 main applicants · 2024-25
231
subclass 189 main applicants · 2024-25
up 9% on 2023-24 (212)
Top state for subclass 189 grants in 2024-25: Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist VIC (1); Medical Practitioners nec VIC (67).
Most common nationality, 2022-23 to 2024-25: Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist Sri Lanka (14.5%); Medical Practitioners nec United Kingdom (20%). Applied from within Australia in 2024-25: Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist 95%; Medical Practitioners nec 96%.
Nationality, 2022-23 to 2024-25 combined
Nationality, 2022-23 to 2024-25 combined
MedBA may assess both occupations. Verify on the assessing authority's site before you apply.
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