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Pathologist vs Radiation Oncologist

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

Pathologist

253915·189

★ 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 queue777 est. places

Pool by points · submitted EOIs

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

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Radiation Oncologist

253918·189

Tight — long odds

85PTS

Chance of invitation

Low chance with current points

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)1 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE0

Youtop 1% · DOE 12 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores1

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

You · #1

★

front of queue777 est. places

Pool by points · submitted EOIs

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

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Together

Latest round Pathologist's latest cutoff is lower: 75 vs 85 for Radiation Oncologist.

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	Pathologist253915	Radiation Oncologist253918
Capacity	777 · FY2026-27	777 · FY2026-27
Standing	#— of 196	—
Queue position	0 ahead	0 ahead
Latest round	2025-11-13 · 75 pts	2023-05-25 · 85 pts
EOI data · pool & queue trend	3	1
EOI data · submission & invitation trend	—	—
Next round	—	—
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 · 7 data points

907560

65658085857575you 85

20222024Nov 25

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 · 2 data points

908580

8585you 85

2022May 23

Standing

Only Pathologist has standing data: 1.

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked

—· top 87%

▼ Falling −2 yoy

leader 6,052median 48you

Invited 3 of 5 rounds · Occasional
oldest → newest · filled = invited

Year over year

3last FY

1this FY

▼ −67%

Round to round · last 2 FY

—

▼ Falling · invites per round

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

Queue position

Both have the same number of people ahead of you.

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

75POINTS

3/6 met

80POINTS

4/6 met

85POINTS

6/6 met

90POINTS

6/6 met

95POINTS

6/6 met

Ahead of you · August 2026 poolmet the cut-off of last 2

75POINTS

0/2 met

80POINTS

0/2 met

85POINTS

2/2 met

90POINTS

2/2 met

95POINTS

2/2 met

Latest round

Pathologist's latest cutoff is lower: 75 vs 85 for Radiation Oncologist.

189 · last round 13 Nov 2025Stable

Min points75

Invited0

Rounds FY1

Unchanged vs previous round

65–85 pts over last 6 rounds

Other subclasses190 · 75 pts · 5 Mar 2026491 · 65 pts · 8 Dec 2022

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189 · last round 25 May 2023

Min points85

Invited0

Rounds FY2

Unchanged vs previous round

Other subclasses491 · 85 pts · 13 Nov 2025

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EOI data · pool & queue trend

Radiation Oncologist has a smaller EOI pool: 1 (0 vs last month) vs 3 (+1) for Pathologist.

EOI pool by points · 08/20263 in the pool

3you

7070707070

Queue at your points · 6 months

0 at 85+ pts

▬ 0 vs last month

EOI pool by points · 08/20261 in the pool

1you

7070707070

Queue at your points · 6 months

0 at 85+ pts

▬ 0 vs last month

EOI data · submission & invitation trend

Pathologist drew more invitations last month: 1 vs 0 for Radiation Oncologist. Pools: 3 (+1) vs 1 (0).

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Feb 24Jun 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest3

MoM change+1(50.0%)

Peak monthJan 253

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Jun 24Dec 24Jul 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest1

MoM change0(0.0%)

Peak monthJun 241

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Jun 25Jan 26Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest1

MoM change0(0.0%)

Peak monthSep 251

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Nov 25Jan 26Feb 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest0

MoM change0

Peak monthNov 250

Next round

No next-round estimate available.

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 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

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

MedBA

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