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Metallurgist vs Meteorologist

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

Metallurgist

234912·189

★ Strong chance

85PTS

Chance of invitation

Strong chance of invitation

Est. wait~2 mo

Your spot in the pool

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

30 figures · each ≈ 4 EOIs · front invited first

← front (invited first)121 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE4

Youtop 3% · DOE 12 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores117

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

You · #5

★

front of queue441 est. places

≈ 1 roundto clear the 4 ahead of you · FY26-27

Pool by points · submitted EOIs

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

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Meteorologist

234913·189

Tight — long odds

85PTS

Chance of invitation

Low chance with current points

Est. wait~6 mo

Your spot in the pool

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

30 figures · each ≈ 1 EOIs · front invited first

← front (invited first)22 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE1

Youtop 5% · DOE 12 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores21

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

You · #2

★

front of queue441 est. places

≈ 1 roundto clear the 1 ahead of you · FY26-27

Pool by points · submitted EOIs

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

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Together

Queue position Meteorologist has 4.0× fewer people ahead of you (1 vs 4).

Latest round Metallurgist's latest cutoff is lower: 80 vs 85 for Meteorologist.

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	Metallurgist234912	Meteorologist234913
Capacity	441 · FY2026-27	441 · FY2026-27
Standing	#— of 196	#— of 196
Queue position	4 ahead	1 ahead
Latest round	2026-06-04 · 80 pts	2026-06-04 · 85 pts
EOI data · pool & queue trend	120	22
EOI data · submission & invitation trend	—	—
Next round	65 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 2349 share 441 places left.

189 places · 2026-27estimated

500est. ceiling

441est. 189 places · 441 left

Unit group 2349 · 2025-26 official: 500 ceiling · 441 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 6 data points

1008060

659590908580you 85

20222024June 26

189 places · 2026-27estimated

500est. ceiling

441est. 189 places · 441 left

Unit group 2349 · 2025-26 official: 500 ceiling · 441 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 4 data points

1009080

90909585you 85

20222024June 26

Standing

Metallurgist ranks higher: #48 vs #4 for Meteorologist.

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked

—· top 49%

▲ Rising +40 yoy

leader 6,052median 48you

Invited 4 of 5 rounds · Regular
oldest → newest · filled = invited

Year over year

8last FY

48this FY

▲ +500%

Round to round · last 2 FY

—

▲ Rising · invites per round

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked

—· top 81%

▲ Rising +1 yoy

leader 6,052median 48you

Invited 3 of 5 rounds · Occasional
oldest → newest · filled = invited

Year over year

3last FY

4this FY

▲ +33%

Round to round · last 2 FY

—

→ Steady · invites per round

Queue position

Meteorologist has 4.0× fewer people ahead of you (1 vs 4).

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

75POINTS

1/6 met

80POINTS

2/6 met

85POINTS

3/6 met

90POINTS

5/6 met

95POINTS

6/6 met

Ahead of you · August 2026 poolmet the cut-off of last 4

75POINTS

0/4 met

80POINTS

0/4 met

85POINTS

1/4 met

90POINTS

3/4 met

95POINTS

4/4 met

Latest round

Metallurgist's latest cutoff is lower: 80 vs 85 for Meteorologist.

189 · last round 4 June 2026Stable

Min points80

Invited0

Rounds FY3

Down from 85 vs previous round

65–95 pts over last 6 rounds

Other subclasses491 · 90 pts · 8 Dec 2022

See full round history →

189 · last round 4 June 2026Stable

Min points85

Invited0

Rounds FY2

Down from 95 vs previous round

85–95 pts over last 4 rounds

Other subclasses491 · 90 pts · 8 Dec 2022

See full round history →

EOI data · pool & queue trend

Meteorologist has a smaller EOI pool: 22 (+1 vs last month) vs 120 (+4) for Metallurgist.

EOI pool by points · 08/2026120 in the pool

44833293073you1

50657590105

Queue at your points · 6 months

4 at 85+ pts

▲ 4 vs last month

EOI pool by points · 08/202622 in the pool

112711you

5065758595

Queue at your points · 6 months

1 at 85+ pts

▲ 1 vs last month

EOI data · submission & invitation trend

Metallurgist drew more invitations last month: 14 vs 2 for Meteorologist. Pools: 120 (+4) vs 22 (+1).

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest120

MoM change+4(3.4%)

Peak monthOct 25179

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Jun 24Jul 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest14

MoM change-12(-46.2%)

Peak monthJun 2628

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest22

MoM change+1(4.8%)

Peak monthMar 2627

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Nov 24Aug 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest2

MoM change-1(-33.3%)

Peak monthJan 253

Next round

Only Metallurgist has a next-round estimate: 65 points.

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤

If 10 invited80DOE ≤ Sep 26

If 50 invited70DOE ≤ Jan 26

If 100 invited65DOE ≤ Jul 26

If 200 invitedqueue cleared

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤

If 10 invited65DOE ≤ Apr 26

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

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

VETASSESS

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