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Geotechnial Engineer vs Quantity Surveyor

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

Geotechnial Engineer

233212·189

◐ 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 ≈ 9 EOIs · front invited first

← front (invited first)256 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE59

Youtop 23% · DOE 11 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores197

This FY's est. 189 places0 left this FY

Est. grants already exceed this group's est. ceiling

Pool by points · submitted EOIs

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

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Quantity Surveyor

233213·189

◐ 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 ≈ 36 EOIs · front invited first

← front (invited first)1,070 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE190

Youtop 18% · DOE 11 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores880

This FY's est. 189 places0 left this FY

Est. grants already exceed this group's est. ceiling

Pool by points · submitted EOIs

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

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Together

Queue position Geotechnial Engineer has 3.2× fewer people ahead of you (59 vs 190).

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	Geotechnial Engineer233212	Quantity Surveyor233213
Capacity	0 · FY2026-27	0 · FY2026-27
Standing	#— of 196	#18 of 196
Queue position	59 ahead	190 ahead
Latest round	2024-11-07 · 70 pts	2024-11-07 · 70 pts
EOI data · pool & queue trend	251	1066
EOI data · submission & invitation trend	—	—
Next round	75 pts	85 pts
Open states	3 listed	3 listed
Invited profile	—	—
Assessing authority	Engineers Australia	AIQS

Where they differ — subclass 189, 85 points

Capacity

Occupations in unit group 2332 share 0 places left.

189 places · 2026-27estimated

806est. ceiling

0est. 189 places · 0 left

Unit group 2332 · 2025-26 official: 745 ceiling · 0 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 5 data points

907560

6585857570you 85

20222024Nov 24

189 places · 2026-27estimated

806est. ceiling

0est. 189 places · 0 left

Unit group 2332 · 2025-26 official: 745 ceiling · 0 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 5 data points

907560

6585857570you 85

20222024Nov 24

Standing

Only Quantity Surveyor has standing data: 18.

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked

—· top 44%

▼ Falling −72 yoy

leader 6,052median 48you

Invited 2 of 5 rounds · Occasional
oldest → newest · filled = invited

Year over year

72last FY

0this FY

▼ −100%

Round to round · last 2 FY

—

▼ Falling · invites per round

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked

#18· top 9%

▼ Falling −671 yoy

leader 6,052median 48you

Invited 2 of 5 rounds · Occasional
oldest → newest · filled = invited

Year over year

671last FY

0this FY

▼ −100%

Round to round · last 2 FY

429

242

—

▼ Falling · invites per round

Queue position

Geotechnial Engineer has 3.2× fewer people ahead of you (59 vs 190).

Ahead of you · August 2026 poolmet the cut-off of last 5

75POINTS

147

3/5 met

80POINTS

3/5 met

85POINTS

5/5 met

90POINTS

5/5 met

95POINTS

5/5 met

Ahead of you · August 2026 poolmet the cut-off of last 5

75POINTS

564

3/5 met

80POINTS

348

3/5 met

85POINTS

190

5/5 met

90POINTS

5/5 met

95POINTS

5/5 met

Latest round

The latest cutoff is the same for both.

189 · last round 7 Nov 2024Stable

Min points70

Invited0

Rounds FY2

Down from 75 vs previous round

65–85 pts over last 5 rounds

Other subclasses190 · 80 pts · 6 May 2026491 · 85 pts · 8 Dec 2022

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189 · last round 7 Nov 2024Stable

Min points70

Invited0

Rounds FY2

Down from 75 vs previous round

65–85 pts over last 5 rounds

Other subclasses190 · 80 pts · 12 Mar 2026491 · 80 pts · 19 Feb 2025

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EOI data · pool & queue trend

Geotechnial Engineer has a smaller EOI pool: 251 (+3 vs last month) vs 1,066 (+6) for Quantity Surveyor.

EOI pool by points · 08/2026251 in the pool

21143056533530you2252

50657590100

Queue at your points · 6 months

59 at 85+ pts

▼ 1 vs last month

EOI pool by points · 08/20261,066 in the pool

363564179215216158115you6492

45607585100

Queue at your points · 6 months

190 at 85+ pts

▲ 2 vs last month

EOI data · submission & invitation trend

Quantity Surveyor drew more invitations last month: 6 vs 1 for Geotechnial Engineer. Pools: 1,066 (+6) vs 251 (+3).

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest251

MoM change+3(1.2%)

Peak monthMay 26251

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest1

MoM change-4(-80.0%)

Peak monthNov 2456

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest1,066

MoM change+6(0.6%)

Peak monthAug 261,066

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest6

MoM change-2(-25.0%)

Peak monthSep 24486

Next round

Geotechnial Engineer needs fewer points for the next round: 75 vs 85 for Quantity Surveyor.

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤

If 10 invited90DOE ≤ Nov 25

If 50 invited85DOE ≤ Jun 26

If 100 invited75DOE ≤ Oct 25

If 200 invited70DOE ≤ Aug 26

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤

If 10 invited95DOE ≤ Aug 26

If 50 invited90DOE ≤ Jun 26

If 100 invited85DOE ≤ Jan 26

If 200 invited80DOE ≤ Nov 25

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

Geotechnial Engineer is assessed by Engineers Australia; Quantity Surveyor is assessed by AIQS.

Engineers Australia

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AIQS

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