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Environmental Consultant vs Environmental Research Scientist

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

Environmental Consultant

234312·189

★ Strong chance

85PTS

Chance of invitation

Strong chance of invitation

Est. wait~3 mo

Your spot in the pool

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

30 figures · each ≈ 14 EOIs · front invited first

← front (invited first)427 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE66

Youtop 15% · DOE 11 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores361

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

You · #67

★

front of queue397 est. placesrest of pool · 30

≈ 1 roundto clear the 66 ahead of you · FY26-27

Pool by points · submitted EOIs

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

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Environmental Research Scientist

234313·189

◐ Borderline

85PTS

Chance of invitation

Moderate chance of invitation

Est. wait~4 mo

Your spot in the pool

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

30 figures · each ≈ 5 EOIs · front invited first

← front (invited first)146 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE31

Youtop 21% · DOE 11 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores115

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

You · #32

★

front of queue397 est. places

≈ 1 roundto clear the 31 ahead of you · FY26-27

Pool by points · submitted EOIs

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

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Together

Queue position Environmental Research Scientist has 2.1× fewer people ahead of you (31 vs 66).

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	Environmental Consultant234312	Environmental Research Scientist234313
Capacity	397 · FY2026-27	397 · FY2026-27
Standing	#35 of 196	#— of 196
Queue position	66 ahead	31 ahead
Latest round	2026-06-04 · 80 pts	2026-06-04 · 80 pts
EOI data · pool & queue trend	427	138
EOI data · submission & invitation trend	—	—
Next round	80 pts	70 pts
Open states	3 listed	2 listed
Invited profile	—	—
Assessing authority	VETASSESS	VETASSESS

Where they differ — subclass 189, 85 points

Capacity

Occupations in unit group 2343 share 397 places left.

189 places · 2026-27estimated

500est. ceiling

397est. 189 places · 397 left

Unit group 2343 · 2025-26 official: 500 ceiling · 397 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 8 data points

1008060

6590959090908580you 85

20222024June 26

189 places · 2026-27estimated

500est. ceiling

397est. 189 places · 397 left

Unit group 2343 · 2025-26 official: 500 ceiling · 397 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 8 data points

1008060

6585959590908580you 85

20222024June 26

Standing

Only Environmental Consultant has standing data: 35.

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked

#35· top 17%

▲ Rising +305 yoy

leader 6,052median 48you

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

Year over year

47last FY

352this FY

▲ +649%

Round to round · last 2 FY

142

159

▲ Rising · invites per round

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked

—· top 35%

▲ Rising +99 yoy

leader 6,052median 48you

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

Year over year

20last FY

119this FY

▲ +495%

Round to round · last 2 FY

▲ Rising · invites per round

Queue position

Environmental Research Scientist has 2.1× fewer people ahead of you (31 vs 66).

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

75POINTS

206

0/6 met

80POINTS

117

1/6 met

85POINTS

2/6 met

90POINTS

5/6 met

95POINTS

6/6 met

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

75POINTS

0/6 met

80POINTS

1/6 met

85POINTS

2/6 met

90POINTS

4/6 met

95POINTS

6/6 met

Latest round

The latest cutoff is the same for both.

189 · last round 4 June 2026↓ Easing

Min points80

Invited0

Rounds FY3

Down from 85 vs previous round

80–95 pts over last 6 rounds

Other subclasses190 · 100 pts · 6 Nov 2025491 · 85 pts · 30 Jan 2025

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189 · last round 4 June 2026↓ Easing

Min points80

Invited0

Rounds FY3

Down from 85 vs previous round

80–95 pts over last 6 rounds

Other subclasses491 · 80 pts · 6 Dec 2024

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EOI data · pool & queue trend

Environmental Research Scientist has a smaller EOI pool: 138 (+19 vs last month) vs 427 (+70) for Environmental Consultant.

EOI pool by points · 08/2026427 in the pool

136278795895346you1611

45607585100

Queue at your points · 6 months

64 at 85+ pts

▲ 29 vs last month

EOI pool by points · 08/2026138 in the pool

16111831241618you931

45658090105

Queue at your points · 6 months

31 at 85+ pts

▲ 15 vs last month

EOI data · submission & invitation trend

Environmental Consultant drew more invitations last month: 138 vs 51 for Environmental Research Scientist. Pools: 427 (+70) vs 138 (+19).

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest427

MoM change+70(19.6%)

Peak monthOct 25478

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest138

MoM change-76(-35.5%)

Peak monthJun 26234

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest138

MoM change+19(16.0%)

Peak monthJan 26163

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest51

MoM change-23(-31.1%)

Peak monthJun 2681

Next round

Environmental Research Scientist needs fewer points for the next round: 70 vs 80 for Environmental Consultant.

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤

If 10 invited90DOE ≤ Jul 26

If 50 invited85DOE ≤ Aug 26

If 100 invited80DOE ≤ Aug 26

If 200 invited75DOE ≤ Aug 26

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤

If 10 invited90DOE ≤ Jul 26

If 50 invited75DOE ≤ Feb 26

If 100 invited70DOE ≤ Aug 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

VETASSESS may assess both occupations. Verify on the assessing authority's site before you apply.

VETASSESS

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