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Mechanical Engineer vs Production or Plant Engineer

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

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 11 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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Production or Plant Engineer

233513·189

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)708 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE141

Youtop 20% · DOE 11 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores567

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 Production or Plant Engineer has 13.4× fewer people ahead of you (141 vs 1,885).

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	Mechanical Engineer233512	Production or Plant Engineer233513
Capacity	0 · FY2026-27	0 · FY2026-27
Standing	#19 of 196	#— of 196
Queue position	1885 ahead	141 ahead
Latest round	2024-11-07 · 85 pts	2024-11-07 · 85 pts
EOI data · pool & queue trend	7661	705
EOI data · submission & invitation trend	—	—
Next round	95 pts	85 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

957860

6585909085you 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

#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

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked

—· top 40%

▼ Falling −94 yoy

leader 6,052median 48you

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

Year over year

94last FY

0this FY

▼ −100%

Round to round · last 2 FY

—

▼ Falling · invites per round

Queue position

Production or Plant Engineer has 13.4× fewer people ahead of you (141 vs 1,885).

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

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

75POINTS

363

1/5 met

80POINTS

231

1/5 met

85POINTS

141

3/5 met

90POINTS

5/5 met

95POINTS

5/5 met

Latest round

The latest cutoff is the same for both.

189 · last round 7 Nov 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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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 · 70 pts · 26 June 2026491 · 105 pts · 30 Jan 2025

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EOI data · pool & queue trend

Production or Plant Engineer has a smaller EOI pool: 705 (-54 vs last month) vs 7,661 (-219) for Mechanical Engineer.

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 pool by points · 08/2026705 in the pool

21526411271281329087you3618

4560708595

Queue at your points · 6 months

141 at 85+ pts

▲ 2 vs last month

EOI data · submission & invitation trend

Mechanical Engineer drew more invitations last month: 161 vs 6 for Production or Plant Engineer. Pools: 7,661 (-219) vs 705 (-54).

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

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest705

MoM change-54(-7.1%)

Peak monthDec 25811

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest6

MoM change-1(-14.3%)

Peak monthNov 2475

Next round

Production or Plant Engineer needs fewer points for the next round: 85 vs 95 for Mechanical Engineer.

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

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤

If 10 invited95DOE ≤ Jul 26

If 50 invited90DOE ≤ Aug 26

If 100 invited85DOE ≤ May 26

If 200 invited80DOE ≤ Jun 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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