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Geologist vs Geophysicist

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

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A
Geologist
234411·189
85PTS
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B
Geophysicist
234412·189
◐ 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 ≈ 2 EOIs · front invited first
← front (invited first)52 total EOIs
Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE8
Youtop 15% · DOE 12 Sep 2026★
At your score, behind you0
Below youlower scores44
This FY's est. 189 places✓ inside this FY's places
You · #9
★
front of queue338 est. places
≈ 1 roundto clear the 8 ahead of you · FY26-27
Pool by points · submitted EOIs
45546011657701275680385YOU5900950100
EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27
3Jul8Aug
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Together

Queue position Only Geophysicist has queue position data: 8 ahead of you.

Latest round Only Geophysicist has a recent round: 80 points.

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Geologist234411Geophysicist234412
Capacity338 · FY2026-27338 · FY2026-27
Standing—#— of 196
Queue position—8 ahead
Latest round—2026-06-04 · 80 pts
EOI data · pool & queue trend052
EOI data · submission & invitation trend——
Next round——
Open states3 listed2 listed
Invited profile——
Assessing authorityVETASSESSVETASSESS
Where they differ — subclass 189, 85 points

Capacity

Occupations in unit group 2344 share 338 places left.

A · Geologist

189 places · 2026-27estimated
500est. ceiling
338est. 189 places · 338 left

Unit group 2344 · 2025-26 official: 500 ceiling · 338 remaining

B · Geophysicist

189 places · 2026-27estimated
500est. ceiling
338est. 189 places · 338 left

Unit group 2344 · 2025-26 official: 500 ceiling · 338 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 7 data points
1058360
659510090908580you 85
20222024June 26

Standing

Only Geophysicist has standing data: 18.

A · Geologist

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

B · Geophysicist

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked
—· top 65%
▲ Rising +14 yoy
leader 6,052median 48you
Invited 5 of 5 rounds · Regular
oldest → newest · filled = invited
Year over year
4last FY
18this FY
▲ +350%
Round to round · last 2 FY
1
3
2
6
10
▲ Rising · invites per round

Queue position

Only Geophysicist has queue position data: 8 ahead of you.

A · Geologist

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

B · Geophysicist

Ahead of you · August 2026 poolmet the cut-off of last 6
75POINTS
26
0/6 met
80POINTS
14
1/6 met
85POINTS
8
2/6 met
90POINTS
5
4/6 met
95POINTS
0
5/6 met

Latest round

Only Geophysicist has a recent round: 80 points.

A · Geologist

No subclass 189 round history yet.

Other subclasses491 · 85 pts · 19 June 2026

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B · Geophysicist

189 · last round 4 June 2026↓ Easing
Min points80
Invited0
Rounds FY3

Down from 85 vs previous round

80–100 pts over last 6 rounds

Other subclasses190 · 85 pts · 7 Oct 2024491 · 80 pts · 21 Jan 2022

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EOI data · pool & queue trend

Geologist has a smaller EOI pool: 0 (0 vs last month) vs 52 (+4) for Geophysicist.

A · Geologist

EOI pool by points · —0 in the pool

Queue at your points · 6 months

Only 0 months of trend data

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B · Geophysicist

EOI pool by points · 08/202652 in the pool
441171263you5
55658090100

Queue at your points · 6 months

03/2026 · 504/2026 · 605/2026 · 806/2026 · 207/2026 · 308/2026 · 8

8 at 85+ pts

▲ 5 vs last month

EOI data · submission & invitation trend

Geophysicist drew more invitations last month: 15 vs 0 for Geologist. Pools: 52 (+4) vs 0 (0).

A · Geologist

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 Feb 24 · 00
Feb 24May 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest0
MoM change0
Peak monthFeb 240

B · Geophysicist

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month
peak Oct 25 · 6852
Feb 24May 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest52
MoM change+4(8.3%)
Peak monthOct 2568
Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month
peak Jun 26 · 1815
Feb 24May 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest15
MoM change-3(-16.7%)
Peak monthJun 2618

Next round

No next-round estimate available.

A · Geologist

No 189 round projection for this occupation yet.

B · Geophysicist

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤
If 10 invited80DOE ≤ May 26
If 50 invited55DOE ≤ Mar 26
If 100 invitedqueue cleared
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.

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