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Medical Oncologist vs Neurologist

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

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A
Medical Oncologist
253314·189
★ Strong chance
85PTS
Chance of invitation
Strong chance of invitation
Est. wait~0 mo
Your spot in the pool
EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27
30 figures · each ≈ 1 EOIs · front invited first
← front (invited first)2 total EOIs
Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE0
Youtop 1% · DOE 13 Sep 2026★
At your score, behind you0
Below youlower scores2
This FY's est. 189 places✓ inside this FY's places
You · #1
★
front of queue509 est. places
Pool by points · submitted EOIs
270
EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27
0Jul0Aug
View occupation page →
B
Neurologist
253318·189
★ Strong chance
85PTS
Chance of invitation
Strong chance of invitation
Your spot in the pool
EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27
30 figures · each ≈ 1 EOIs · front invited first
← front (invited first)7 total EOIs
Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE0
Youtop 1% · DOE 13 Sep 2026★
At your score, behind you0
Below youlower scores7
This FY's est. 189 places✓ inside this FY's places
You · #1
★
front of queue509 est. places
Pool by points · submitted EOIs
150155165170275180
EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27
0Jul0Aug
View occupation page →
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Medical Oncologist253314Neurologist253318
Capacity509 · FY2026-27509 · FY2026-27
Standing#— of 196#— of 196
Queue position0 ahead0 ahead
Latest round2025-11-13 · 80 pts2025-11-13 · 80 pts
EOI data · pool & queue trend27
EOI data · submission & invitation trend——
Next round——
Open states3 listed3 listed
Invited profile——
Assessing authorityMedBAMedBA
Where they differ — subclass 189, 85 points

Capacity

Occupations in unit group 2533 share 509 places left.

A · Medical Oncologist

189 places · 2026-27estimated
614est. ceiling
509est. 189 places · 509 left

Unit group 2533 · 2025-26 official: 578 ceiling · 473 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 5 data points
907560
8075656580you 85
20222023Nov 25

B · Neurologist

189 places · 2026-27estimated
614est. ceiling
509est. 189 places · 509 left

Unit group 2533 · 2025-26 official: 578 ceiling · 473 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 4 data points
908070
75758080you 85
20222024Nov 25

Standing

Neurologist ranks higher: #3 vs #1 for Medical Oncologist.

A · Medical Oncologist

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked
—· top 98%
▲ Rising +1 yoy
leader 6,052median 48you
Invited 1 of 5 rounds · Rare
oldest → newest · filled = invited
Year over year
0last FY
1this FY
Round to round · last 2 FY
—
—
—
1
—
▲ Rising · invites per round

B · Neurologist

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked
—· top 85%
▲ Rising +1 yoy
leader 6,052median 48you
Invited 3 of 5 rounds · Occasional
oldest → newest · filled = invited
Year over year
2last FY
3this FY
▲ +50%
Round to round · last 2 FY
—
2
2
1
—
▼ Falling · invites per round

Queue position

Both have the same number of people ahead of you.

A · Medical Oncologist

Ahead of you · August 2026 poolmet the cut-off of last 5
75POINTS
0
3/5 met
80POINTS
0
5/5 met
85POINTS
0
5/5 met
90POINTS
0
5/5 met
95POINTS
0
5/5 met

B · Neurologist

Ahead of you · August 2026 poolmet the cut-off of last 4
75POINTS
3
2/4 met
80POINTS
1
4/4 met
85POINTS
0
4/4 met
90POINTS
0
4/4 met
95POINTS
0
4/4 met

Latest round

The latest cutoff is the same for both.

A · Medical Oncologist

189 · last round 13 Nov 2025↓ Easing
Min points80
Invited0
Rounds FY1

Up from 65 vs previous round

65–80 pts over last 5 rounds

Other subclasses491 · 70 pts · 22 Aug 2022

See full round history →

B · Neurologist

189 · last round 13 Nov 2025Stable
Min points80
Invited0
Rounds FY2

Unchanged vs previous round

75–80 pts over last 4 rounds

Other subclasses491 · 80 pts · 6 Oct 2022

See full round history →

EOI data · pool & queue trend

Medical Oncologist has a smaller EOI pool: 2 (0 vs last month) vs 7 (+3) for Neurologist.

A · Medical Oncologist

EOI pool by points · 08/20262 in the pool
2you
7070707070

Queue at your points · 6 months

03/2026 · 004/2026 · 005/2026 · 006/2026 · 007/2026 · 008/2026 · 0

0 at 85+ pts

▬ 0 vs last month

B · Neurologist

EOI pool by points · 08/20267 in the pool
111121you
5055707580

Queue at your points · 6 months

03/2026 · 004/2026 · 005/2026 · 006/2026 · 007/2026 · 008/2026 · 0

0 at 85+ pts

▬ 0 vs last month

EOI data · submission & invitation trend

Both drew the same number of invitations last month.

A · Medical Oncologist

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month
peak Oct 25 · 32
Mar 25Dec 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest2
MoM change0(0.0%)
Peak monthOct 253
Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month
peak Feb 24 · 11
Feb 24Jun 24Dec 25
Subclass 189all points
Latest1
MoM change0(0.0%)
Peak monthFeb 241

B · Neurologist

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month
7
May 24Jul 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest7
MoM change+3(75.0%)
Peak monthAug 267
Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month
peak Aug 25 · 21
Oct 24Sep 25Jul 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest1
MoM change0(0.0%)
Peak monthAug 252

Next round

No next-round estimate available.

A · Medical Oncologist

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤
If 10 invitedqueue cleared
If 50 invitedqueue cleared
If 100 invitedqueue cleared
If 200 invitedqueue cleared

B · Neurologist

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤
If 10 invitedqueue cleared
If 50 invitedqueue cleared
If 100 invitedqueue cleared
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

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