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Metallurgist vs Physicist

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 13 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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Physicist

234914·189

◐ Borderline

85PTS

Chance of invitation

Moderate chance of invitation

Est. wait~4 mo

Your spot in the pool

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

30 figures · each ≈ 2 EOIs · front invited first

← front (invited first)73 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE18

Youtop 25% · DOE 13 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores55

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

You · #19

★

front of queue441 est. places

≈ 1 roundto clear the 18 ahead of you · FY26-27

Pool by points · submitted EOIs

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

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Together

Queue position Metallurgist has 4.5× fewer people ahead of you (4 vs 18).

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	Metallurgist234912	Physicist234914
Capacity	441 · FY2026-27	441 · FY2026-27
Standing	#— of 196	#— of 196
Queue position	4 ahead	18 ahead
Latest round	2026-06-04 · 80 pts	2026-06-04 · 80 pts
EOI data · pool & queue trend	120	72
EOI data · submission & invitation trend	—	—
Next round	65 pts	—
Open states	1 listed	1 listed
Invited profile	—	—
Assessing authority	VETASSESS	VETASSESS / ACPSEM

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 · 8 data points

1008060

6590959590908580you 85

20222024June 26

Standing

Physicist ranks higher: #90 vs #48 for Metallurgist.

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 38%

▲ Rising +73 yoy

leader 6,052median 48you

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

Year over year

17last FY

90this FY

▲ +429%

Round to round · last 2 FY

▲ Rising · invites per round

Queue position

Metallurgist has 4.5× fewer people ahead of you (4 vs 18).

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 6

75POINTS

0/6 met

80POINTS

1/6 met

85POINTS

2/6 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 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 2026↓ Easing

Min points80

Invited0

Rounds FY3

Down from 85 vs previous round

80–95 pts over last 6 rounds

Other subclasses190 · 75 pts · 5 Mar 2026491 · 85 pts · 8 Dec 2022

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EOI data · pool & queue trend

Physicist has a smaller EOI pool: 72 (+17 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 · 08/202672 in the pool

221411151010you2231

55708095105

Queue at your points · 6 months

18 at 85+ pts

▲ 13 vs last month

EOI data · submission & invitation trend

Physicist drew more invitations last month: 35 vs 14 for Metallurgist. Pools: 72 (+17) vs 120 (+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

Latest72

MoM change+17(30.9%)

Peak monthJul 25101

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest35

MoM change-17(-32.7%)

Peak monthJun 2654

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 invited85DOE ≤ Jun 26

If 50 invited70DOE ≤ Mar 26

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

Metallurgist is assessed by VETASSESS; Physicist is assessed by VETASSESS / ACPSEM.

VETASSESS

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VETASSESS / ACPSEM

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