ImmiTrendImmiTrendSame points, same date — which occupation gives you the better odds?
Queue position Natural and Physical Science Professionals nec has 2.0× fewer people ahead of you (9 vs 18).
| Physicist234914 | Natural and Physical Science Professionals nec234999 | |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 441 · FY2026-27 | 441 · FY2026-27 |
| Standing | #— of 196 | #— of 196 |
| Queue position | 18 ahead | 9 ahead |
| Latest round | 2026-06-04 · 80 pts | 2026-06-04 · 80 pts |
| EOI data · pool & queue trend | 76 | 24 |
| EOI data · submission & invitation trend | — | — |
| Next round | — | — |
| Open states | 2 listed | 2 listed |
| Invited profile | — | — |
| Grants | 11 · 189 | 1 · 189 |
| Where they were granted | NSW 6 | NSW 1 |
| Who was granted | India 22% | United Kingdom 33% |
| Assessing authority | VETASSESS / ACPSEM | VETASSESS |
Occupations in unit group 2349 share 441 places left.
Unit group 2349 · 2025-26 official: 500 ceiling · 441 remaining
Unit group 2349 · 2025-26 official: 500 ceiling · 441 remaining
Physicist ranks higher: #90 vs #32 for Natural and Physical Science Professionals nec.
Natural and Physical Science Professionals nec has 2.0× fewer people ahead of you (9 vs 18).
The latest cutoff is the same for both.
Down from 85 vs previous round
Other subclasses190 · 75 pts · 5 Mar 2026491 · 85 pts · 8 Dec 2022
See full round history →Down from 85 vs previous round
Other subclasses190 · 90 pts · 9 Sept 2024
See full round history →Natural and Physical Science Professionals nec has a smaller EOI pool: 24 (+4 vs last month) vs 76 (+4) for Physicist.
Queue at your points · 6 months
18 at 85+ pts
▬ 0 vs last month
Queue at your points · 6 months
9 at 85+ pts
▲ 1 vs last month
Physicist drew more invitations last month: 33 vs 7 for Natural and Physical Science Professionals nec. Pools: 76 (+4) vs 24 (+4).
No next-round estimate available.
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, Physicist had 11 subclass 189 main-applicant grants and Natural and Physical Science Professionals nec had 1. From July to April 2025-26 they had 25–37 and 3–12 so far. Grants trail invitations by months: read this as context, not as your chances.
11
subclass 189 main applicants · 2024-25
1
subclass 189 main applicants · 2024-25
Top state for subclass 189 grants in 2024-25: Physicist NSW (6); Natural and Physical Science Professionals nec NSW (1).
Most common nationality, 2022-23 to 2024-25: Physicist India (22.1%); Natural and Physical Science Professionals nec United Kingdom (33.3%). Applied from within Australia in 2024-25: Physicist 72%; Natural and Physical Science Professionals nec 100%.
Nationality, 2022-23 to 2024-25 combined
Nationality, 2022-23 to 2024-25 combined
Physicist is assessed by VETASSESS / ACPSEM; Natural and Physical Science Professionals nec is assessed by VETASSESS.