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Life Scientist (General) vs Microbiologist

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

Life Scientist (General)

234511·189

Tight — long odds

85PTS

Chance of invitation

Low chance with current points

Est. wait~11 mo

Your spot in the pool

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

30 figures · each ≈ 10 EOIs · front invited first

← front (invited first)296 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE112

Youtop 38% · DOE 12 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores184

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

You · #113

★

front of queue323 est. places

≈ 6 roundsto clear the 112 ahead of you · FY26-27

Pool by points · submitted EOIs

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

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Microbiologist

234517·189

Tight — long odds

85PTS

Chance of invitation

Low chance with current points

Est. wait~10 mo

Your spot in the pool

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

30 figures · each ≈ 12 EOIs · front invited first

← front (invited first)348 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE58

Youtop 17% · DOE 12 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores290

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

You · #59

★

front of queue323 est. placesrest of pool · 25

≈ 20 roundsto clear the 58 ahead of you · FY26-27

Pool by points · submitted EOIs

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

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Together

Queue position Microbiologist has 1.9× fewer people ahead of you (58 vs 112).

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	Life Scientist (General)234511	Microbiologist234517
Capacity	323 · FY2026-27	323 · FY2026-27
Standing	#— of 196	#— of 196
Queue position	112 ahead	58 ahead
Latest round	2026-06-04 · 95 pts	2026-06-04 · 95 pts
EOI data · pool & queue trend	295	348
EOI data · submission & invitation trend	—	—
Next round	85 pts	75 pts
Open states	1 listed	1 listed
Invited profile	—	—
Assessing authority	VETASSESS	VETASSESS

Where they differ — subclass 189, 85 points

Capacity

Occupations in unit group 2345 share 323 places left.

189 places · 2026-27estimated

500est. ceiling

323est. 189 places · 323 left

Unit group 2345 · 2025-26 official: 500 ceiling · 323 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 8 data points

1008060

6590959090908595you 85

20222024June 26

189 places · 2026-27estimated

500est. ceiling

323est. 189 places · 323 left

Unit group 2345 · 2025-26 official: 500 ceiling · 323 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 8 data points

1008060

9065959090908595you 85

20222024June 26

Standing

Life Scientist (General) ranks higher: #157 vs #52 for Microbiologist.

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked

—· top 28%

▲ Rising +104 yoy

leader 6,052median 48you

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

Year over year

53last FY

157this FY

▲ +196%

Round to round · last 2 FY

▲ Rising · invites per round

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked

—· top 48%

▲ Rising +43 yoy

leader 6,052median 48you

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

Year over year

9last FY

52this FY

▲ +478%

Round to round · last 2 FY

▲ Rising · invites per round

Queue position

Microbiologist has 1.9× fewer people ahead of you (58 vs 112).

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

75POINTS

199

0/6 met

80POINTS

151

0/6 met

85POINTS

113

1/6 met

90POINTS

4/6 met

95POINTS

6/6 met

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

75POINTS

148

0/6 met

80POINTS

0/6 met

85POINTS

1/6 met

90POINTS

4/6 met

95POINTS

6/6 met

Latest round

The latest cutoff is the same for both.

189 · last round 4 June 2026Stable

Min points95

Invited0

Rounds FY3

Up from 85 vs previous round

85–95 pts over last 6 rounds

Other subclasses190 · 75 pts · 25 Nov 2025491 · 90 pts · 27 Nov 2024

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189 · last round 4 June 2026Stable

Min points95

Invited0

Rounds FY3

Up from 85 vs previous round

85–95 pts over last 6 rounds

Other subclasses190 · 80 pts · 13 Nov 2024491 · 85 pts · 11 Sept 2024

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EOI data · pool & queue trend

Life Scientist (General) has a smaller EOI pool: 295 (+22 vs last month) vs 348 (+3) for Microbiologist.

EOI pool by points · 08/2026295 in the pool

117173634483855you3712531

45608095110

Queue at your points · 6 months

113 at 85+ pts

▲ 17 vs last month

EOI pool by points · 08/2026348 in the pool

8224267070632634you1771

45607585100

Queue at your points · 6 months

59 at 85+ pts

▼ 1 vs last month

EOI data · submission & invitation trend

Life Scientist (General) drew more invitations last month: 35 vs 15 for Microbiologist. Pools: 295 (+22) vs 348 (+3).

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest295

MoM change+22(8.1%)

Peak monthAug 26295

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest35

MoM change-15(-30.0%)

Peak monthNov 25136

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest348

MoM change+3(0.9%)

Peak monthAug 26348

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest15

MoM change-5(-25.0%)

Peak monthNov 2564

Next round

Microbiologist needs fewer points for the next round: 75 vs 85 for Life Scientist (General).

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤

If 10 invited95DOE ≤ Dec 25

If 50 invited90DOE ≤ Jul 26

If 100 invited85DOE ≤ Jul 26

If 200 invited70DOE ≤ Sep 25

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤

If 10 invited90DOE ≤ Feb 26

If 50 invited85DOE ≤ Jul 26

If 100 invited75DOE ≤ Dec 25

If 200 invited70DOE ≤ Aug 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

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

VETASSESS

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