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Ophthalmologist vs Medical Practitioners nec

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

Ophthalmologist

253914·189

★ Strong chance

85PTS

Chance of invitation

Strong chance of invitation

Est. wait189 effectively closed

Your spot in the pool

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

30 figures · each ≈ 1 EOIs · front invited first

← front (invited first)4 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE1

Youtop 25% · DOE 11 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores3

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

You · #2

★

front of queue777 est. places

Pool by points · submitted EOIs

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

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Medical Practitioners nec

253999·189

★ Strong chance

85PTS

Chance of invitation

Strong chance of invitation

Est. wait~5 mo

Your spot in the pool

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

30 figures · each ≈ 22 EOIs · front invited first

← front (invited first)669 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE98

Youtop 15% · DOE 11 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores571

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

You · #99

★

front of queue777 est. places

≈ 1 roundto clear the 98 ahead of you · FY26-27

Pool by points · submitted EOIs

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

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Together

Queue position Ophthalmologist has 98.0× fewer people ahead of you (1 vs 98).

Latest round Medical Practitioners nec's latest cutoff is lower: 75 vs 80 for Ophthalmologist.

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	Ophthalmologist253914	Medical Practitioners nec253999
Capacity	777 · FY2026-27	777 · FY2026-27
Standing	#— of 196	#10 of 196
Queue position	1 ahead	98 ahead
Latest round	2026-06-04 · 80 pts	2026-06-04 · 75 pts
EOI data · pool & queue trend	3	575
EOI data · submission & invitation trend	—	—
Next round	—	80 pts
Open states	3 listed	3 listed
Invited profile	—	—
Assessing authority	MedBA	MedBA

Where they differ — subclass 189, 85 points

Capacity

Occupations in unit group 2539 share 777 places left.

189 places · 2026-27estimated

960est. ceiling

777est. 189 places · 777 left

Unit group 2539 · 2025-26 official: 830 ceiling · 647 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 6 data points

1059075

1008085808080you 85

20222024June 26

189 places · 2026-27estimated

960est. ceiling

777est. 189 places · 777 left

Unit group 2539 · 2025-26 official: 830 ceiling · 647 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 13 data points

957860

75you 85

20222023June 26

Standing

Only Medical Practitioners nec has standing data: 10.

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked

—· top 89%

▲ Rising +2 yoy

leader 6,052median 48you

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

Year over year

1last FY

3this FY

▲ +200%

Round to round · last 2 FY

—

▲ Rising · invites per round

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked

#10· top 5%

▲ Rising +489 yoy

leader 6,052median 48you

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

Year over year

318last FY

807this FY

▲ +154%

Round to round · last 2 FY

203

115

292

203

312

▲ Rising · invites per round

Queue position

Ophthalmologist has 98.0× fewer people ahead of you (1 vs 98).

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

75POINTS

0/6 met

80POINTS

4/6 met

85POINTS

5/6 met

90POINTS

5/6 met

95POINTS

5/6 met

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

75POINTS

336

5/6 met

80POINTS

174

6/6 met

85POINTS

6/6 met

90POINTS

6/6 met

95POINTS

6/6 met

Latest round

Medical Practitioners nec's latest cutoff is lower: 75 vs 80 for Ophthalmologist.

189 · last round 4 June 2026↓ Easing

Min points80

Invited0

Rounds FY3

Unchanged vs previous round

80–100 pts over last 6 rounds

Other subclasses491 · 85 pts · 22 Aug 2022

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189 · last round 4 June 2026↑ Rising

Min points75

Invited0

Rounds FY3

Unchanged vs previous round

65–80 pts over last 6 rounds

Other subclasses190 · 80 pts · 5 Mar 2026491 · 90 pts · 13 Nov 2025

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EOI data · pool & queue trend

Ophthalmologist has a smaller EOI pool: 3 (+2 vs last month) vs 575 (+119) for Medical Practitioners nec.

EOI pool by points · 08/20263 in the pool

111you

6580808585

Queue at your points · 6 months

1 at 85+ pts

▲ 1 vs last month

EOI pool by points · 08/2026575 in the pool

3824841201629857you19

50657590100

Queue at your points · 6 months

76 at 85+ pts

▲ 53 vs last month

EOI data · submission & invitation trend

Medical Practitioners nec drew more invitations last month: 170 vs 1 for Ophthalmologist. Pools: 575 (+119) vs 3 (+2).

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Mar 24Jun 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest3

MoM change+2(200.0%)

Peak monthAug 263

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Sep 24Jan 26Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest1

MoM change0(0.0%)

Peak monthNov 252

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest575

MoM change+119(26.1%)

Peak monthMay 26645

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest170

MoM change-175(-50.7%)

Peak monthJun 26424

Next round

Only Medical Practitioners nec has a next-round estimate: 80 points.

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤

If 10 invitedqueue cleared

If 50 invitedqueue cleared

If 100 invitedqueue cleared

If 200 invitedqueue cleared

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤

If 10 invited90DOE ≤ May 26

If 50 invited85DOE ≤ Apr 26

If 100 invited80DOE ≤ Jan 25

If 200 invited80DOE ≤ Aug 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

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

MedBA

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