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Motor Mechanic (General) vs Diesel Motor Mechanic

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

Motor Mechanic (General)

321211·189

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 ≈ 100 EOIs · front invited first

← front (invited first)2,989 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE216

Youtop 7% · DOE 12 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores2,773

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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Diesel Motor Mechanic

321212·189

◐ Borderline

85PTS

Chance of invitation

Moderate chance of invitation

Est. wait189 effectively closed

Your spot in the pool

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

30 figures · each ≈ 8 EOIs · front invited first

← front (invited first)245 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE10

Youtop 4% · DOE 12 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores235

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 Diesel Motor Mechanic has 21.6× fewer people ahead of you (10 vs 216).

Latest round Motor Mechanic (General)'s latest cutoff is lower: 85 vs 95 for Diesel Motor Mechanic.

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	Motor Mechanic (General)321211	Diesel Motor Mechanic321212
Capacity	0 · FY2026-27	0 · FY2026-27
Standing	#— of 196	#— of 196
Queue position	216 ahead	10 ahead
Latest round	2024-11-07 · 85 pts	2024-11-07 · 95 pts
EOI data · pool & queue trend	2995	243
EOI data · submission & invitation trend	—	—
Next round	85 pts	65 pts
Open states	3 listed	3 listed
Invited profile	—	—
Assessing authority	TRA	TRA

Where they differ — subclass 189, 85 points

Capacity

Occupations in unit group 3212 share 0 places left.

189 places · 2026-27estimated

1,136est. ceiling

0est. 189 places · 0 left

Unit group 3212 · 2025-26 official: 1,097 ceiling · 0 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 5 data points

1008060

6565959085you 85

20222024Nov 24

189 places · 2026-27estimated

1,136est. ceiling

0est. 189 places · 0 left

Unit group 3212 · 2025-26 official: 1,097 ceiling · 0 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 4 data points

1008060

65659095you 85

2022Nov 24

Standing

Standing is tied.

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked

—· top 67%

▼ Falling −21 yoy

leader 6,052median 48you

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

Year over year

21last FY

0this FY

▼ −100%

Round to round · last 2 FY

—

▼ Falling · invites per round

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked

—· top 91%

▼ Falling −2 yoy

leader 6,052median 48you

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

Year over year

2last FY

0this FY

▼ −100%

Round to round · last 2 FY

—

▼ Falling · invites per round

Queue position

Diesel Motor Mechanic has 21.6× fewer people ahead of you (10 vs 216).

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

75POINTS

1,107

2/5 met

80POINTS

558

2/5 met

85POINTS

214

3/5 met

90POINTS

4/5 met

95POINTS

5/5 met

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

75POINTS

2/4 met

80POINTS

2/4 met

85POINTS

2/4 met

90POINTS

3/4 met

95POINTS

4/4 met

Latest round

Motor Mechanic (General)'s latest cutoff is lower: 85 vs 95 for Diesel Motor Mechanic.

189 · last round 7 Nov 2024↑ Rising

Min points85

Invited0

Rounds FY2

Down from 90 vs previous round

65–95 pts over last 5 rounds

Other subclasses190 · 95 pts · 16 Apr 2026491 · 95 pts · 30 Apr 2026

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189 · last round 7 Nov 2024↑ Rising

Min points95

Invited0

Rounds FY2

Up from 90 vs previous round

65–95 pts over last 4 rounds

Other subclasses491 · 90 pts · 6 June 2025

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EOI data · pool & queue trend

Diesel Motor Mechanic has a smaller EOI pool: 243 (0 vs last month) vs 2,995 (-174) for Motor Mechanic (General).

EOI pool by points · 08/20262,995 in the pool

1141117333668715549344135you60172

45607585100

Queue at your points · 6 months

214 at 85+ pts

▼ 5 vs last month

EOI pool by points · 08/2026243 in the pool

493935593236164you141

45607585125

Queue at your points · 6 months

10 at 85+ pts

▲ 1 vs last month

EOI data · submission & invitation trend

Motor Mechanic (General) drew more invitations last month: 110 vs 6 for Diesel Motor Mechanic. Pools: 2,995 (-174) vs 243 (0).

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest2,995

MoM change-174(-5.5%)

Peak monthFeb 263,403

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest110

MoM change-3(-2.7%)

Peak monthMar 26134

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest243

MoM change0(0.0%)

Peak monthJun 26256

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Mar 24Jun 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest6

MoM change0(0.0%)

Peak monthFeb 256

Next round

Diesel Motor Mechanic needs fewer points for the next round: 65 vs 85 for Motor Mechanic (General).

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤

If 10 invited95DOE ≤ Feb 26

If 50 invited90DOE ≤ May 26

If 100 invited85DOE ≤ Dec 25

If 200 invited85DOE ≤ Aug 26

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤

If 10 invited85DOE ≤ Jun 26

If 50 invited75DOE ≤ May 26

If 100 invited65DOE ≤ Dec 25

If 200 invited55DOE ≤ Nov 25

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

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

TRA

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