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Geotechnial Engineer vs Transport Engineer

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 12 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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Transport Engineer

233215·189

◐ 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 ≈ 7 EOIs · front invited first

← front (invited first)200 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE37

Youtop 19% · DOE 12 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores163

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 Transport Engineer has 1.6× fewer people ahead of you (37 vs 59).

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	Geotechnial Engineer233212	Transport Engineer233215
Capacity	0 · FY2026-27	0 · FY2026-27
Standing	#— of 196	#— of 196
Queue position	59 ahead	37 ahead
Latest round	2024-11-07 · 70 pts	2024-11-07 · 70 pts
EOI data · pool & queue trend	251	195
EOI data · submission & invitation trend	—	—
Next round	75 pts	75 pts
Open states	3 listed	3 listed
Invited profile	—	—
Assessing authority	Engineers Australia	Engineers Australia

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

957860

6590857570you 85

20222024Nov 24

Standing

Standing is tied.

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

—· top 42%

▼ Falling −82 yoy

leader 6,052median 48you

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

Year over year

82last FY

0this FY

▼ −100%

Round to round · last 2 FY

—

▼ Falling · invites per round

Queue position

Transport Engineer has 1.6× fewer people ahead of you (37 vs 59).

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

112

3/5 met

80POINTS

3/5 met

85POINTS

4/5 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 2024↓ Easing

Min points70

Invited0

Rounds FY2

Down from 75 vs previous round

65–90 pts over last 5 rounds

Other subclasses190 · 105 pts · 1 May 2026491 · 85 pts · 8 Dec 2022

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EOI data · pool & queue trend

Transport Engineer has a smaller EOI pool: 195 (+6 vs last month) vs 251 (+3) for Geotechnial Engineer.

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 · 08/2026195 in the pool

774227413621you563

55658090100

Queue at your points · 6 months

35 at 85+ pts

▲ 1 vs last month

EOI data · submission & invitation trend

Transport Engineer drew more invitations last month: 3 vs 1 for Geotechnial Engineer. Pools: 195 (+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

Latest195

MoM change+6(3.2%)

Peak monthMay 26200

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest3

MoM change0(0.0%)

Peak monthNov 2460

Next round

Both need the same points for the next round.

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 invited90DOE ≤ Sep 25

If 50 invited80DOE ≤ Mar 26

If 100 invited75DOE ≤ May 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

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

Engineers Australia

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