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Diesel Motor Mechanic vs Small Engine Mechanic

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

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Diesel Motor Mechanic
321212·189
◐ Borderline
85PTS
Chance of invitation
Moderate chance of invitation
Est. wait189 effectively closed
Your spot in the pool
EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27
30 figures · each ≈ 8 EOIs · front invited first
← front (invited first)245 total EOIs
Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE10
Youtop 4% · DOE 12 Sep 2026★
At your score, behind you0
Below youlower scores235
This FY's est. 189 places0 left this FY
Est. grants already exceed this group's est. ceiling
Pool by points · submitted EOIs
340950356032701680485YOU1901125
EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27
9Jul10Aug
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B
Small Engine Mechanic
321214·189
85PTS
Est. wait~0 mo
Your spot in the pool
EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27
30 figures · each ≈ 1 EOIs · front invited first
← front (invited first)0 total EOIs
Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE0
YouDOE 12 Sep 2026★
At your score, behind you0
Below youlower scores0
This FY's est. 189 places0 left this FY
Est. grants already exceed this group's est. ceiling
EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27
0Jul0Aug
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Together

Queue position Small Engine Mechanic has fewer people ahead of you: 0 vs 10 for Diesel Motor Mechanic.

Latest round Only Diesel Motor Mechanic has a recent round: 95 points.

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Diesel Motor Mechanic321212Small Engine Mechanic321214
Capacity0 · FY2026-270 · FY2026-27
Standing#— of 196—
Queue position10 ahead0 ahead
Latest round2024-11-07 · 95 pts—
EOI data · pool & queue trend2431
EOI data · submission & invitation trend——
Next round65 pts—
Open states3 listed2 listed
Invited profile——
Assessing authorityTRATRA
Where they differ — subclass 189, 85 points

Capacity

Occupations in unit group 3212 share 0 places left.

A · Diesel Motor Mechanic

189 places · 2026-27estimated
1,136est. ceiling
0est. 189 places · 0 left

Unit group 3212 · 2025-26 official: 1,097 ceiling · 0 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 4 data points
1008060
65659095you 85
2022Nov 24

B · Small Engine Mechanic

189 places · 2026-27estimated
1,136est. ceiling
0est. 189 places · 0 left

Unit group 3212 · 2025-26 official: 1,097 ceiling · 0 remaining

Standing

Only Diesel Motor Mechanic has standing data: 0.

A · Diesel Motor Mechanic

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked
—· top 91%
▼ Falling −2 yoy
leader 6,052median 48you
Invited 2 of 5 rounds · Occasional
oldest → newest · filled = invited
Year over year
2last FY
0this FY
▼ −100%
Round to round · last 2 FY
2
—
—
—
—
▼ Falling · invites per round

B · Small Engine Mechanic

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

Queue position

Small Engine Mechanic has fewer people ahead of you: 0 vs 10 for Diesel Motor Mechanic.

A · Diesel Motor Mechanic

Ahead of you · August 2026 poolmet the cut-off of last 4
75POINTS
62
2/4 met
80POINTS
26
2/4 met
85POINTS
10
2/4 met
90POINTS
6
3/4 met
95POINTS
5
4/4 met

B · Small Engine Mechanic

Ahead of you · August 2026 poolmet the cut-off of last 0
75POINTS
—
—
80POINTS
—
—
85POINTS
—
—
90POINTS
—
—
95POINTS
—
—

Latest round

Only Diesel Motor Mechanic has a recent round: 95 points.

A · Diesel Motor Mechanic

189 · last round 7 Nov 2024↑ Rising
Min points95
Invited0
Rounds FY2

Up from 90 vs previous round

65–95 pts over last 4 rounds

Other subclasses491 · 90 pts · 6 June 2025

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B · Small Engine Mechanic

No subclass 189 round history yet.

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EOI data · pool & queue trend

Small Engine Mechanic has a smaller EOI pool: 1 (0 vs last month) vs 243 (0) for Diesel Motor Mechanic.

A · Diesel Motor Mechanic

EOI pool by points · 08/2026243 in the pool
493935593236164you141
45607585125

Queue at your points · 6 months

03/2026 · 704/2026 · 805/2026 · 806/2026 · 907/2026 · 908/2026 · 10

10 at 85+ pts

▲ 1 vs last month

B · Small Engine Mechanic

EOI pool by points · 08/20260 in the pool

Queue at your points · 6 months

03/2026 · 004/2026 · 005/2026 · 006/2026 · 007/2026 · 008/2026 · 0

0 at 85+ pts

▬ 0 vs last month

EOI data · submission & invitation trend

Diesel Motor Mechanic drew more invitations last month: 6 vs 0 for Small Engine Mechanic. Pools: 243 (0) vs 1 (0).

A · Diesel Motor Mechanic

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month
peak Jun 26 · 256243
Feb 24May 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest243
MoM change0(0.0%)
Peak monthJun 26256
Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month
peak Feb 25 · 66
Mar 24Jun 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest6
MoM change0(0.0%)
Peak monthFeb 256

B · Small Engine Mechanic

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month
peak Jun 24 · 11
Jun 24Jun 25May 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest1
MoM change0(0.0%)
Peak monthJun 241
Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month
peak Feb 25 · 00
Feb 25Nov 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest0
MoM change0
Peak monthFeb 250

Next round

Only Diesel Motor Mechanic has a next-round estimate: 65 points.

A · Diesel Motor Mechanic

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤
If 10 invited85DOE ≤ Jun 26
If 50 invited75DOE ≤ May 26
If 100 invited65DOE ≤ Dec 25
If 200 invited55DOE ≤ Nov 25

B · Small Engine Mechanic

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

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