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Industrial Engineer vs Mechanical Engineer

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

Industrial Engineer

233511·189

Tight — long odds

85PTS

Chance of invitation

Low chance with current points

Est. wait189 effectively closed

Your spot in the pool

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

30 figures · each ≈ 24 EOIs · front invited first

← front (invited first)721 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE150

Youtop 21% · DOE 12 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores571

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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Mechanical Engineer

233512·189

Tight — long odds

85PTS

Chance of invitation

Low chance with current points

Est. wait189 effectively closed

Your spot in the pool

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

30 figures · each ≈ 255 EOIs · front invited first

← front (invited first)7,661 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE1,885

Youtop 25% · DOE 12 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores5,776

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 Industrial Engineer has 12.6× fewer people ahead of you (150 vs 1,885).

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	Industrial Engineer233511	Mechanical Engineer233512
Capacity	0 · FY2026-27	0 · FY2026-27
Standing	#— of 196	#19 of 196
Queue position	150 ahead	1885 ahead
Latest round	2024-11-07 · 85 pts	2024-11-07 · 85 pts
EOI data · pool & queue trend	710	7661
EOI data · submission & invitation trend	—	—
Next round	85 pts	95 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 2335 share 0 places left.

189 places · 2026-27estimated

500est. ceiling

0est. 189 places · 0 left

Unit group 2335 · 2025-26 official: 500 ceiling · 0 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 5 data points

1008060

6585959085you 85

20222024Nov 24

189 places · 2026-27estimated

500est. ceiling

0est. 189 places · 0 left

Unit group 2335 · 2025-26 official: 500 ceiling · 0 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 5 data points

957860

6585909085you 85

20222024Nov 24

Standing

Only Mechanical Engineer has standing data: 19.

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked

—· top 52%

▼ Falling −43 yoy

leader 6,052median 48you

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

Year over year

43last FY

0this FY

▼ −100%

Round to round · last 2 FY

—

▼ Falling · invites per round

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked

#19· top 9%

▼ Falling −656 yoy

leader 6,052median 48you

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

Year over year

656last FY

0this FY

▼ −100%

Round to round · last 2 FY

175

481

—

▼ Falling · invites per round

Queue position

Industrial Engineer has 12.6× fewer people ahead of you (150 vs 1,885).

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

75POINTS

361

1/5 met

80POINTS

240

1/5 met

85POINTS

146

3/5 met

90POINTS

4/5 met

95POINTS

5/5 met

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

75POINTS

4,305

1/5 met

80POINTS

2,943

1/5 met

85POINTS

1,878

3/5 met

90POINTS

870

5/5 met

95POINTS

263

5/5 met

Latest round

The latest cutoff is the same for both.

189 · last round 7 Nov 2024↑ Rising

Min points85

Invited0

Rounds FY2

Down from 90 vs previous round

65–95 pts over last 5 rounds

Other subclasses190 · 95 pts · 17 Mar 2026491 · 85 pts · 8 Dec 2022

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189 · last round 7 Nov 2024↑ Rising

Min points85

Invited0

Rounds FY2

Down from 90 vs previous round

65–90 pts over last 5 rounds

Other subclasses190 · 90 pts · 15 May 2026491 · 80 pts · 5 June 2026

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EOI data · pool & queue trend

Industrial Engineer has a smaller EOI pool: 710 (-12 vs last month) vs 7,661 (-219) for Mechanical Engineer.

EOI pool by points · 08/2026710 in the pool

4923411501201219479you48181

45607590105

Queue at your points · 6 months

146 at 85+ pts

▲ 1 vs last month

EOI pool by points · 08/20267,661 in the pool

31942755661.2k1.2k1.4k1.1k1kyou607209513

45607590105

Queue at your points · 6 months

1,878 at 85+ pts

▼ 26 vs last month

EOI data · submission & invitation trend

Mechanical Engineer drew more invitations last month: 161 vs 16 for Industrial Engineer. Pools: 7,661 (-219) vs 710 (-12).

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest710

MoM change-12(-1.7%)

Peak monthJan 26774

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest16

MoM change-1(-5.9%)

Peak monthNov 2441

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest7,661

MoM change-219(-2.8%)

Peak monthJan 268,186

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest161

MoM change-4(-2.4%)

Peak monthDec 24678

Next round

Industrial Engineer needs fewer points for the next round: 85 vs 95 for Mechanical Engineer.

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤

If 10 invited95DOE ≤ Feb 26

If 50 invited90DOE ≤ Jun 26

If 100 invited85DOE ≤ Apr 26

If 200 invited80DOE ≤ Apr 26

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤

If 10 invited100DOE ≤ Jan 26

If 50 invited100DOE ≤ Aug 26

If 100 invited95DOE ≤ Feb 26

If 200 invited95DOE ≤ Jul 26

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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