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Metallurgist vs Natural and Physical Science Professionals nec

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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Natural and Physical Science Professionals nec

234999·189

◐ Borderline

85PTS

Chance of invitation

Moderate chance of invitation

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)20 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE7

Youtop 35% · DOE 12 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores13

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

You · #8

★

front of queue441 est. places

Pool by points · submitted EOIs

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

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Together

Queue position Metallurgist has 1.8× fewer people ahead of you (4 vs 7).

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	Metallurgist234912	Natural and Physical Science Professionals nec234999
Capacity	441 · FY2026-27	441 · FY2026-27
Standing	#— of 196	#— of 196
Queue position	4 ahead	7 ahead
Latest round	2026-06-04 · 80 pts	2026-06-04 · 80 pts
EOI data · pool & queue trend	120	20
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 · 5 data points

958575

8090908580you 85

20222025June 26

Standing

Metallurgist ranks higher: #48 vs #32 for Natural and Physical Science Professionals nec.

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 57%

▲ Rising +29 yoy

leader 6,052median 48you

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

Year over year

3last FY

32this FY

▲ +967%

Round to round · last 2 FY

—

▲ Rising · invites per round

Queue position

Metallurgist has 1.8× fewer people ahead of you (4 vs 7).

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 5

75POINTS

0/5 met

80POINTS

2/5 met

85POINTS

3/5 met

90POINTS

5/5 met

95POINTS

5/5 met

Latest round

The latest cutoff is the same for both.

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

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189 · last round 4 June 2026Stable

Min points80

Invited0

Rounds FY3

Down from 85 vs previous round

80–90 pts over last 5 rounds

Other subclasses190 · 90 pts · 9 Sept 2024

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EOI data · pool & queue trend

Natural and Physical Science Professionals nec has a smaller EOI pool: 20 (+4 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 · 08/202620 in the pool

141516you11

60708090100

Queue at your points · 6 months

8 at 85+ pts

▲ 3 vs last month

EOI data · submission & invitation trend

Metallurgist drew more invitations last month: 14 vs 7 for Natural and Physical Science Professionals nec. Pools: 120 (+4) vs 20 (+4).

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

Latest20

MoM change+4(25.0%)

Peak monthOct 2532

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

May 24Jul 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest7

MoM change-15(-68.2%)

Peak monthJun 2624

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 invited75DOE ≤ Mar 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

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VETASSESS

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