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Surveyor vs Cartographer

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

Surveyor

232212·189

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85PTS

Chance of invitation

Moderate chance of invitation

Est. wait~1 mo

Your spot in the pool

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

30 figures · each ≈ 6 EOIs · front invited first

← front (invited first)182 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE9

Youtop 5% · DOE 14 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores173

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

You · #10

★

front of queue372 est. places

≈ 1 roundto clear the 9 ahead of you · FY26-27

Pool by points · submitted EOIs

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

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Cartographer

232213·189

◐ Borderline

85PTS

Chance of invitation

Moderate chance of invitation

Est. wait~6 mo

Your spot in the pool

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

30 figures · each ≈ 1 EOIs · front invited first

← front (invited first)10 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE1

Youtop 10% · DOE 14 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores9

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

You · #2

★

front of queue372 est. places

Pool by points · submitted EOIs

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

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Together

Queue position Cartographer has 9.0× fewer people ahead of you (1 vs 9).

Latest round Surveyor's latest cutoff is lower: 80 vs 85 for Cartographer.

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	Surveyor232212	Cartographer232213
Capacity	372 · FY2026-27	372 · FY2026-27
Standing	#— of 196	#— of 196
Queue position	9 ahead	1 ahead
Latest round	2026-06-04 · 80 pts	2026-06-04 · 85 pts
EOI data · pool & queue trend	180	8
EOI data · submission & invitation trend	—	—
Next round	65 pts	—
Open states	3 listed	2 listed
Invited profile	—	—
Assessing authority	ISNSW	VETASSESS

Where they differ — subclass 189, 85 points

Capacity

Occupations in unit group 2322 share 372 places left.

189 places · 2026-27estimated

500est. ceiling

372est. 189 places · 372 left

Unit group 2322 · 2025-26 official: 500 ceiling · 372 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 8 data points

1008060

6590959590908580you 85

20222024June 26

189 places · 2026-27estimated

500est. ceiling

372est. 189 places · 372 left

Unit group 2322 · 2025-26 official: 500 ceiling · 372 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 5 data points

957860

6590909085you 85

20222025June 26

Standing

Surveyor ranks higher: #37 vs #3 for Cartographer.

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked

—· top 51%

▲ Rising +29 yoy

leader 6,052median 48you

Invited 5 of 5 rounds · Regular
oldest → newest · filled = invited

Year over year

8last FY

37this FY

▲ +363%

Round to round · last 2 FY

▲ Rising · invites per round

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked

—· top 91%

▲ Rising +3 yoy

leader 6,052median 48you

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

Year over year

0last FY

3this FY

Round to round · last 2 FY

—

▲ Rising · invites per round

Queue position

Cartographer has 9.0× fewer people ahead of you (1 vs 9).

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

75POINTS

0/6 met

80POINTS

1/6 met

85POINTS

2/6 met

90POINTS

4/6 met

95POINTS

6/6 met

Ahead of you · August 2026 poolmet the cut-off of last 5

75POINTS

1/5 met

80POINTS

1/5 met

85POINTS

2/5 met

90POINTS

5/5 met

95POINTS

5/5 met

Latest round

Surveyor's latest cutoff is lower: 80 vs 85 for Cartographer.

189 · last round 4 June 2026↓ Easing

Min points80

Invited0

Rounds FY3

Down from 85 vs previous round

80–95 pts over last 6 rounds

Other subclasses190 · 70 pts · 1 May 2026491 · 80 pts · 29 Jan 2024

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189 · last round 4 June 2026↑ Rising

Min points85

Invited0

Rounds FY3

Down from 90 vs previous round

65–90 pts over last 5 rounds

Other subclasses491 · 100 pts · 8 Dec 2022

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EOI data · pool & queue trend

Cartographer has a smaller EOI pool: 8 (0 vs last month) vs 180 (+7) for Surveyor.

EOI pool by points · 08/2026180 in the pool

1142759392467you2

5060708090

Queue at your points · 6 months

9 at 85+ pts

▲ 8 vs last month

EOI pool by points · 08/20268 in the pool

12311you

5560707585

Queue at your points · 6 months

1 at 85+ pts

▲ 1 vs last month

EOI data · submission & invitation trend

Surveyor drew more invitations last month: 21 vs 0 for Cartographer. Pools: 180 (+7) vs 8 (0).

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest180

MoM change+7(4.0%)

Peak monthOct 25266

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest21

MoM change-16(-43.2%)

Peak monthJun 2639

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Apr 24Jun 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest8

MoM change0(0.0%)

Peak monthSep 2510

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Oct 24Sep 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest0

MoM change-1(-100.0%)

Peak monthAug 252

Next round

Only Surveyor has a next-round estimate: 65 points.

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤

If 10 invited80DOE ≤ Sep 25

If 50 invited70DOE ≤ Jan 26

If 100 invited65DOE ≤ Mar 26

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

Surveyor is assessed by ISNSW; Cartographer is assessed by VETASSESS.

ISNSW

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VETASSESS

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