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Otorhinolaryngologist vs Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon

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

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A
Otorhinolaryngologist
253515·189
85PTS
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)0 total EOIs
Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE0
YouDOE 12 Sep 2026★
At your score, behind you0
Below youlower scores0
This FY's est. 189 places✓ inside this FY's places
You · #1
★
front of queue477 est. places
EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27
0Jul0Aug
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B
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon
253517·189
★ 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)3 total EOIs
Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE0
Youtop 1% · DOE 12 Sep 2026★
At your score, behind you0
Below youlower scores3
This FY's est. 189 places✓ inside this FY's places
You · #1
★
front of queue477 est. places
Pool by points · submitted EOIs
155165180
EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27
0Jul0Aug
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Together

Latest round Only Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon has a recent round: 70 points.

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Otorhinolaryngologist253515Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon253517
Capacity477 · FY2026-27477 · FY2026-27
Standing——
Queue position0 ahead0 ahead
Latest round—2023-12-18 · 70 pts
EOI data · pool & queue trend13
EOI data · submission & invitation trend——
Next round——
Open states3 listed2 listed
Invited profile——
Assessing authorityMedBAMedBA
Where they differ — subclass 189, 85 points

Capacity

Occupations in unit group 2535 share 477 places left.

A · Otorhinolaryngologist

189 places · 2026-27estimated
500est. ceiling
477est. 189 places · 477 left

Unit group 2535 · 2025-26 official: 500 ceiling · 477 remaining

B · Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon

189 places · 2026-27estimated
500est. ceiling
477est. 189 places · 477 left

Unit group 2535 · 2025-26 official: 500 ceiling · 477 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 3 data points
907865
707070you 85
2022Dec 23

Standing

No standing data available.

A · Otorhinolaryngologist

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

B · Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon

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

Queue position

Both have the same number of people ahead of you.

A · Otorhinolaryngologist

Ahead of you · August 2026 poolmet the cut-off of last 0
75POINTS
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—
80POINTS
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—
85POINTS
—
—
90POINTS
—
—
95POINTS
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B · Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon

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

Latest round

Only Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon has a recent round: 70 points.

A · Otorhinolaryngologist

No subclass 189 round history yet.

Other subclasses491 · 85 pts · 8 Dec 2022

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B · Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon

189 · last round 18 Dec 2023Stable
Min points70
Invited0
Rounds FY1

Unchanged vs previous round

Other subclasses491 · 65 pts · 22 Aug 2022

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EOI data · pool & queue trend

Otorhinolaryngologist has a smaller EOI pool: 1 (0 vs last month) vs 3 (0) for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon.

A · Otorhinolaryngologist

EOI pool by points · 08/20260 in the pool

Queue at your points · 6 months

03/2026 · 004/2026 · 005/2026 · 006/2026 · 007/2026 · 008/2026 · 0

0 at 85+ pts

▬ 0 vs last month

B · Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon

EOI pool by points · 08/20263 in the pool
111you
5565658080

Queue at your points · 6 months

03/2026 · 004/2026 · 005/2026 · 006/2026 · 007/2026 · 008/2026 · 0

0 at 85+ pts

▬ 0 vs last month

EOI data · submission & invitation trend

Both drew the same number of invitations last month.

A · Otorhinolaryngologist

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month
peak Jul 24 · 11
Jul 24Jul 25Jun 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest1
MoM change0(0.0%)
Peak monthJul 241
Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month
peak Mar 26 · 00
Mar 26Apr 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest0
MoM change0
Peak monthMar 260

B · Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month
peak Jul 26 · 33
Feb 24May 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest3
MoM change0(0.0%)
Peak monthJul 263
Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month
peak May 25 · 00
May 25Jul 25Aug 25
Subclass 189all points
Latest0
MoM change0
Peak monthMay 250

Next round

No next-round estimate available.

A · Otorhinolaryngologist

No 189 round projection for this occupation yet.

B · Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon

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

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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