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Telecommunications Engineer vs Telecommunications Network Engineer

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

Telecommunications Engineer

263311·189

Tight — long odds

85PTS

Chance of invitation

Low chance with current points

Est. wait~14 mo

Your spot in the pool

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

30 figures · each ≈ 39 EOIs · front invited first

← front (invited first)1,159 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE246

Youtop 21% · DOE 13 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores913

This FY's est. 189 placesbeyond this FY's est. places

You · #247

★

front of queue228 est. placesrest of pool · 931

≈ 11 roundsto clear the 246 ahead of you · FY26-27

Pool by points · submitted EOIs

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

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Telecommunications Network Engineer

263312·189

Tight — long odds

85PTS

Chance of invitation

Low chance with current points

Est. wait~11 mo

Your spot in the pool

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

30 figures · each ≈ 11 EOIs · front invited first

← front (invited first)321 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE78

Youtop 24% · DOE 13 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores243

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

You · #79

★

front of queue228 est. placesrest of pool · 93

≈ 16 roundsto clear the 78 ahead of you · FY26-27

Pool by points · submitted EOIs

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

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Together

Queue position Telecommunications Network Engineer has 3.2× fewer people ahead of you (78 vs 246).

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	Telecommunications Engineer263311	Telecommunications Network Engineer263312
Capacity	228 · FY2026-27	228 · FY2026-27
Standing	#— of 196	#— of 196
Queue position	246 ahead	78 ahead
Latest round	2026-06-04 · 95 pts	2026-06-04 · 95 pts
EOI data · pool & queue trend	1157	320
EOI data · submission & invitation trend	—	—
Next round	90 pts	80 pts
Open states	1 listed	1 listed
Invited profile	—	—
Assessing authority	Engineers Australia	Engineers Australia

Where they differ — subclass 189, 85 points

Capacity

Occupations in unit group 2633 share 228 places left.

189 places · 2026-27estimated

500est. ceiling

228est. 189 places · 228 left

Unit group 2633 · 2025-26 official: 500 ceiling · 228 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 6 data points

1009080

859590859095you 85

20222024June 26

189 places · 2026-27estimated

500est. ceiling

228est. 189 places · 228 left

Unit group 2633 · 2025-26 official: 500 ceiling · 228 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 6 data points

1009080

859590859095you 85

20222024June 26

Standing

Telecommunications Engineer ranks higher: #51 vs #14 for Telecommunications Network Engineer.

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked

—· top 33%

▼ Falling −54 yoy

leader 6,052median 48you

Invited 4 of 5 rounds · Regular
oldest → newest · filled = invited

Year over year

105last FY

51this FY

▼ −51%

Round to round · last 2 FY

—

▼ Falling · invites per round

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked

—· top 51%

▼ Falling −17 yoy

leader 6,052median 48you

Invited 4 of 5 rounds · Regular
oldest → newest · filled = invited

Year over year

31last FY

14this FY

▼ −55%

Round to round · last 2 FY

—

▼ Falling · invites per round

Queue position

Telecommunications Network Engineer has 3.2× fewer people ahead of you (78 vs 246).

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

75POINTS

657

0/6 met

80POINTS

414

0/6 met

85POINTS

245

2/6 met

90POINTS

108

4/6 met

95POINTS

6/6 met

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

75POINTS

172

0/6 met

80POINTS

125

0/6 met

85POINTS

2/6 met

90POINTS

4/6 met

95POINTS

6/6 met

Latest round

The latest cutoff is the same for both.

189 · last round 4 June 2026Stable

Min points95

Invited0

Rounds FY2

Up from 90 vs previous round

85–95 pts over last 6 rounds

Other subclasses190 · 95 pts · 17 Mar 2026491 · 85 pts · 11 Sept 2024

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189 · last round 4 June 2026Stable

Min points95

Invited0

Rounds FY2

Up from 90 vs previous round

85–95 pts over last 6 rounds

Other subclasses190 · 95 pts · 9 Oct 2025491 · 85 pts · 8 Dec 2022

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EOI data · pool & queue trend

Telecommunications Network Engineer has a smaller EOI pool: 320 (-11 vs last month) vs 1,157 (-47) for Telecommunications Engineer.

EOI pool by points · 08/20261,157 in the pool

8226391164146243169137you83214

45607585100

Queue at your points · 6 months

245 at 85+ pts

▲ 13 vs last month

EOI pool by points · 08/2026320 in the pool

27275458474644you2681

50657590100

Queue at your points · 6 months

79 at 85+ pts

▲ 3 vs last month

EOI data · submission & invitation trend

Telecommunications Engineer drew more invitations last month: 17 vs 6 for Telecommunications Network Engineer. Pools: 1,157 (-47) vs 320 (-11).

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest1,157

MoM change-47(-3.9%)

Peak monthJan 261,382

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest17

MoM change-18(-51.4%)

Peak monthDec 24102

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest320

MoM change-11(-3.3%)

Peak monthMar 26338

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest6

MoM change-4(-40.0%)

Peak monthDec 2432

Next round

Telecommunications Network Engineer needs fewer points for the next round: 80 vs 90 for Telecommunications Engineer.

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤

If 10 invited95DOE ≤ Jul 26

If 50 invited90DOE ≤ Mar 26

If 100 invited90DOE ≤ Aug 26

If 200 invited85DOE ≤ Jun 26

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤

If 10 invited90DOE ≤ Oct 25

If 50 invited85DOE ≤ Feb 26

If 100 invited80DOE ≤ Mar 26

If 200 invited70DOE ≤ May 26

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

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

Engineers Australia

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