ImmiTrendImmiTrendSame points, same date — which occupation gives you the better odds?
Queue position Only Optometrist has queue position data: 6 ahead of you.
Latest round Only Optometrist has a recent round: 80 points.
| Optometrist251411 | Orthoptist251412 | |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 487 · FY2026-27 | 487 · FY2026-27 |
| Standing | #— of 196 | — |
| Queue position | 6 ahead | — |
| Latest round | 2026-06-04 · 80 pts | — |
| EOI data · pool & queue trend | 46 | 0 |
| EOI data · submission & invitation trend | — | — |
| Next round | — | — |
| Open states | 2 listed | 2 listed |
| Invited profile | — | — |
| Grants | 13 · 189 | 0 · 189 |
| Where they were granted | QLD 8 | — |
| Who was granted | China 23% | China 31% |
| Assessing authority | OCANZ | VETASSESS |
Occupations in unit group 2514 share 487 places left.
Unit group 2514 · 2025-26 official: 500 ceiling · 489 remaining
Unit group 2514 · 2025-26 official: 500 ceiling · 489 remaining
Only Optometrist has standing data: 25.
Not ranked yet — no anchored invitations in the last two financial years.
Only Optometrist has queue position data: 6 ahead of you.
Only Optometrist has a recent round: 80 points.
Up from 75 vs previous round
Other subclasses190 · 85 pts · 1 Feb 2026491 · 85 pts · 13 Nov 2025
See full round history →Orthoptist has a smaller EOI pool: 0 (0 vs last month) vs 46 (+6) for Optometrist.
Queue at your points · 6 months
6 at 85+ pts
▬ 0 vs last month
Queue at your points · 6 months
Only 0 months of trend data
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Optometrist drew more invitations last month: 1 vs 0 for Orthoptist. Pools: 46 (+6) vs 0 (0).
No next-round estimate available.
No 189 round projection for this occupation yet.
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.
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.
In 2024-25, Optometrist had 13 subclass 189 main-applicant grants and Orthoptist had 0. Grants trail invitations by months: read this as context, not as your chances.
13
subclass 189 main applicants · 2024-25
0
subclass 189 main applicants · 2024-25
Top state for subclass 189 grants in 2024-25: Optometrist QLD (8); Orthoptist none.
Most common nationality, 2022-23 to 2024-25: Optometrist China (22.7%); Orthoptist China (30.8%). Applied from within Australia in 2024-25: Optometrist 85%; Orthoptist 50%.
Nationality, 2022-23 to 2024-25 combined
Nationality, 2022-23 to 2024-25 combined
Optometrist is assessed by OCANZ; Orthoptist is assessed by VETASSESS.
OCANZ
VETASSESS