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Nurse Practitioner vs Registered Nurse (Medical)

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

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A
Nurse Practitioner
254411·189
★ 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)17 total EOIs
Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE0
Youtop 1% · DOE 12 Sep 2026★
At your score, behind you0
Below youlower scores17
This FY's est. 189 places✓ inside this FY's places
You · #1
★
front of queue10,990 est. places
Pool by points · submitted EOIs
150265970275180090
EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27
0Jul0Aug
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B
Registered Nurse (Medical)
254418·189
★ 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 ≈ 55 EOIs · front invited first
← front (invited first)1,653 total EOIs
Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE39
Youtop 2% · DOE 12 Sep 2026★
At your score, behind you0
Below youlower scores1,614
This FY's est. 189 places✓ inside this FY's places
You · #40
★
front of queue10,990 est. places
≈ 1 roundto clear the 39 ahead of you · FY26-27
Pool by points · submitted EOIs
235645775545465358752985YOU095
EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27
9Jul35Aug
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Together

Queue position Nurse Practitioner has fewer people ahead of you: 0 vs 39 for Registered Nurse (Medical).

Latest round Registered Nurse (Medical)'s latest cutoff is lower: 75 vs 80 for Nurse Practitioner.

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Nurse Practitioner254411Registered Nurse (Medical)254418
Capacity10990 · FY2026-2710990 · FY2026-27
Standing#— of 196#16 of 196
Queue position0 ahead39 ahead
Latest round2026-06-04 · 80 pts2026-06-04 · 75 pts
EOI data · pool & queue trend151608
EOI data · submission & invitation trend——
Next round—80 pts
Open states3 listed3 listed
Invited profile——
Assessing authorityANMACANMAC
Where they differ — subclass 189, 85 points

Capacity

Occupations in unit group 2544 share 10,990 places left.

A · Nurse Practitioner

189 places · 2026-27estimated
14,528est. ceiling
10,990est. 189 places · 10,990 left

Unit group 2544 · 2025-26 official: 13,929 ceiling · 10,390 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 11 data points
1008060
80you 85
20222023June 26

B · Registered Nurse (Medical)

189 places · 2026-27estimated
14,528est. ceiling
10,990est. 189 places · 10,990 left

Unit group 2544 · 2025-26 official: 13,929 ceiling · 10,390 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 13 data points
957860
75you 85
20222023June 26

Standing

Only Registered Nurse (Medical) has standing data: 16.

A · Nurse Practitioner

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked
—· top 72%
▲ Rising +6 yoy
leader 6,052median 48you
Invited 5 of 5 rounds · Regular
oldest → newest · filled = invited
Year over year
3last FY
9this FY
▲ +200%
Round to round · last 2 FY
1
2
5
1
3
▲ Rising · invites per round

B · Registered Nurse (Medical)

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked
#16· top 8%
▲ Rising +200 yoy
leader 6,052median 48you
Invited 5 of 5 rounds · Regular
oldest → newest · filled = invited
Year over year
295last FY
495this FY
▲ +68%
Round to round · last 2 FY
78
217
128
202
165
▲ Rising · invites per round

Queue position

Nurse Practitioner has fewer people ahead of you: 0 vs 39 for Registered Nurse (Medical).

A · Nurse Practitioner

Ahead of you · August 2026 poolmet the cut-off of last 6
75POINTS
3
1/6 met
80POINTS
1
5/6 met
85POINTS
0
6/6 met
90POINTS
0
6/6 met
95POINTS
0
6/6 met

B · Registered Nurse (Medical)

Ahead of you · August 2026 poolmet the cut-off of last 6
75POINTS
476
4/6 met
80POINTS
118
5/6 met
85POINTS
35
6/6 met
90POINTS
6
6/6 met
95POINTS
0
6/6 met

Latest round

Registered Nurse (Medical)'s latest cutoff is lower: 75 vs 80 for Nurse Practitioner.

A · Nurse Practitioner

189 · last round 4 June 2026↑ Rising
Min points80
Invited0
Rounds FY3

Unchanged vs previous round

65–85 pts over last 6 rounds
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B · Registered Nurse (Medical)

189 · last round 4 June 2026Stable
Min points75
Invited0
Rounds FY3

Unchanged vs previous round

70–85 pts over last 6 rounds

Other subclasses190 · 80 pts · 1 May 2026491 · 75 pts · 13 Nov 2025

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EOI data · pool & queue trend

Nurse Practitioner has a smaller EOI pool: 15 (+1 vs last month) vs 1,608 (+113) for Registered Nurse (Medical).

A · Nurse Practitioner

EOI pool by points · 08/202615 in the pool
12921you
5065758090

Queue at your points · 6 months

03/2026 · 004/2026 · 105/2026 · 206/2026 · 007/2026 · 008/2026 · 0

0 at 85+ pts

▬ 0 vs last month

B · Registered Nurse (Medical)

EOI pool by points · 08/20261,608 in the pool
634771494544063588329you6
45607585100

Queue at your points · 6 months

03/2026 · 3404/2026 · 3605/2026 · 3906/2026 · 607/2026 · 908/2026 · 35

35 at 85+ pts

▲ 26 vs last month

EOI data · submission & invitation trend

Registered Nurse (Medical) drew more invitations last month: 113 vs 2 for Nurse Practitioner. Pools: 1,608 (+113) vs 15 (+1).

A · Nurse Practitioner

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month
peak Apr 26 · 1715
Feb 24May 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest15
MoM change+1(7.1%)
Peak monthApr 2617
Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month
peak Aug 25 · 42
Feb 24Jun 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest2
MoM change-1(-33.3%)
Peak monthAug 254

B · Registered Nurse (Medical)

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month
1,608
Feb 24May 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest1,608
MoM change+113(7.6%)
Peak monthAug 261,608
Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month
peak Nov 25 · 313113
Feb 24May 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest113
MoM change-125(-52.5%)
Peak monthNov 25313

Next round

Only Registered Nurse (Medical) has a next-round estimate: 80 points.

A · Nurse Practitioner

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤
If 10 invited70DOE ≤ Jun 26
If 50 invitedqueue cleared
If 100 invitedqueue cleared
If 200 invitedqueue cleared

B · Registered Nurse (Medical)

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤
If 10 invited85DOE ≤ Jan 26
If 50 invited80DOE ≤ Feb 26
If 100 invited80DOE ≤ Jul 26
If 200 invited75DOE ≤ Feb 26

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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