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Optometrist vs Orthoptist

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

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A
Optometrist
251411·189
★ Strong chance
85PTS
Chance of invitation
Strong chance of invitation
Est. wait~9 mo
Your spot in the pool
EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27
30 figures · each ≈ 1 EOIs · front invited first
← front (invited first)40 total EOIs
Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE6
Youtop 15% · DOE 13 Sep 2026★
At your score, behind you0
Below youlower scores34
This FY's est. 189 places✓ inside this FY's places
You · #7
★
front of queue489 est. places
≈ 1 roundto clear the 6 ahead of you · FY26-27
Pool by points · submitted EOIs
1501603659701475680585YOU195
EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27
4Jul6Aug
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B
Orthoptist
251412·189
85PTS
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Together

Queue position Only Optometrist has queue position data: 6 ahead of you.

Latest round Only Optometrist has a recent round: 80 points.

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Optometrist251411Orthoptist251412
Capacity489 · FY2026-27489 · FY2026-27
Standing#— of 196—
Queue position6 ahead—
Latest round2026-06-04 · 80 pts—
EOI data · pool & queue trend400
EOI data · submission & invitation trend——
Next round——
Open states1 listed1 listed
Invited profile——
Assessing authorityOCANZVETASSESS
Where they differ — subclass 189, 85 points

Capacity

Occupations in unit group 2514 share 489 places left.

A · Optometrist

189 places · 2026-27estimated
500est. ceiling
489est. 189 places · 489 left

Unit group 2514 · 2025-26 official: 500 ceiling · 489 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 10 data points
957860
80you 85
20222023June 26

B · Orthoptist

189 places · 2026-27estimated
500est. ceiling
489est. 189 places · 489 left

Unit group 2514 · 2025-26 official: 500 ceiling · 489 remaining

Standing

Only Optometrist has standing data: 25.

A · Optometrist

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked
—· top 54%
▲ Rising +11 yoy
leader 6,052median 48you
Invited 5 of 5 rounds · Regular
oldest → newest · filled = invited
Year over year
14last FY
25this FY
▲ +79%
Round to round · last 2 FY
4
10
11
6
8
→ Steady · invites per round

B · Orthoptist

Not ranked yet — no anchored invitations in the last two financial years.

Queue position

Only Optometrist has queue position data: 6 ahead of you.

A · Optometrist

Ahead of you · August 2026 poolmet the cut-off of last 6
75POINTS
26
3/6 met
80POINTS
12
6/6 met
85POINTS
6
6/6 met
90POINTS
1
6/6 met
95POINTS
1
6/6 met

B · Orthoptist

Ahead of youmet the cut-off of last 0
75POINTS
—
—
80POINTS
—
—
85POINTS
—
—
90POINTS
—
—
95POINTS
—
—

Latest round

Only Optometrist has a recent round: 80 points.

A · Optometrist

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

Up from 75 vs previous round

65–80 pts over last 6 rounds

Other subclasses190 · 85 pts · 1 Feb 2026491 · 85 pts · 13 Nov 2025

See full round history →

B · Orthoptist

No subclass 189 round history yet.

Other subclasses190 · 85 pts · 1 Feb 2026

See full round history →

EOI data · pool & queue trend

Orthoptist has a smaller EOI pool: 0 (0 vs last month) vs 40 (+6) for Optometrist.

A · Optometrist

EOI pool by points · 08/202640 in the pool
11391465you1
5065758095

Queue at your points · 6 months

03/2026 · 104/2026 · 305/2026 · 306/2026 · 107/2026 · 408/2026 · 6

6 at 85+ pts

▲ 2 vs last month

B · Orthoptist

EOI pool by points · —0 in the pool

Queue at your points · 6 months

Only 0 months of trend data

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EOI data · submission & invitation trend

Optometrist drew more invitations last month: 5 vs 0 for Orthoptist. Pools: 40 (+6) vs 0 (0).

A · Optometrist

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month
40
Feb 24May 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest40
MoM change+6(17.6%)
Peak monthAug 2640
Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month
peak Jun 26 · 135
Feb 24May 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest5
MoM change-6(-54.5%)
Peak monthJun 2613

B · Orthoptist

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month
peak Mar 24 · 00
Mar 24Jun 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest0
MoM change0
Peak monthMar 240
Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month
peak Feb 24 · 00
Feb 24Jul 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest0
MoM change0
Peak monthFeb 240

Next round

No next-round estimate available.

A · Optometrist

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤
If 10 invited80DOE ≤ Jul 26
If 50 invitedqueue cleared
If 100 invitedqueue cleared
If 200 invitedqueue cleared

B · Orthoptist

No 189 round projection for this occupation yet.

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

Optometrist is assessed by OCANZ; Orthoptist is assessed by VETASSESS.

A · Optometrist

OCANZ

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B · Orthoptist

VETASSESS

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