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Telecommunications Field Engineer vs Telecommunications Network Planner

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

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A
Telecommunications Field Engineer
313212·189
◐ Borderline
85PTS
Chance of invitation
Moderate chance of invitation
Est. wait~9 mo
Your spot in the pool
EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27
30 figures · each ≈ 5 EOIs · front invited first
← front (invited first)157 total EOIs
Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE23
Youtop 15% · DOE 13 Sep 2026★
At your score, behind you0
Below youlower scores134
This FY's est. 189 places✓ inside this FY's places
You · #24
★
front of queue438 est. places
≈ 12 roundsto clear the 23 ahead of you · FY26-27
Pool by points · submitted EOIs
140150855136029653370297517801085YOU1390
EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27
24Jul23Aug
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B
Telecommunications Network Planner
313213·189
★ Strong chance
85PTS
Chance of invitation
Strong chance of invitation
Est. wait~9 mo
Your spot in the pool
EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27
30 figures · each ≈ 16 EOIs · front invited first
← front (invited first)476 total EOIs
Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE34
Youtop 7% · DOE 13 Sep 2026★
At your score, behind you0
Below youlower scores442
This FY's est. 189 places✓ inside this FY's places
You · #35
★
front of queue438 est. placesrest of pool · 38
≈ 5 roundsto clear the 34 ahead of you · FY26-27
Pool by points · submitted EOIs
13584537551056565752285YOU
EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27
34Jul33Aug
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Together

Queue position Telecommunications Field Engineer has fewer people ahead of you: 23 vs 34 for Telecommunications Network Planner.

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Telecommunications Field Engineer313212Telecommunications Network Planner313213
Capacity438 · FY2026-27438 · FY2026-27
Standing#— of 196#— of 196
Queue position23 ahead34 ahead
Latest round2025-11-13 · 90 pts2025-11-13 · 90 pts
EOI data · pool & queue trend154477
EOI data · submission & invitation trend——
Next round70 pts75 pts
Open states1 listed1 listed
Invited profile——
Assessing authorityEngineers AustraliaEngineers Australia
Where they differ — subclass 189, 85 points

Capacity

Occupations in unit group 3132 share 438 places left.

A · Telecommunications Field Engineer

189 places · 2026-27estimated
500est. ceiling
438est. 189 places · 438 left

Unit group 3132 · 2025-26 official: 500 ceiling · 438 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 6 data points
1058360
6565100958590you 85
20222024Nov 25

B · Telecommunications Network Planner

189 places · 2026-27estimated
500est. ceiling
438est. 189 places · 438 left

Unit group 3132 · 2025-26 official: 500 ceiling · 438 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 5 data points
957860
6565909090you 85
20222024Nov 25

Standing

Telecommunications Network Planner ranks higher: #7 vs #2 for Telecommunications Field Engineer.

A · Telecommunications Field Engineer

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked
—· top 78%
▼ Falling −4 yoy
leader 6,052median 48you
Invited 3 of 5 rounds · Occasional
oldest → newest · filled = invited
Year over year
6last FY
2this FY
▼ −67%
Round to round · last 2 FY
1
5
—
2
—
▼ Falling · invites per round

B · Telecommunications Network Planner

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked
—· top 73%
▲ Rising +2 yoy
leader 6,052median 48you
Invited 2 of 5 rounds · Occasional
oldest → newest · filled = invited
Year over year
5last FY
7this FY
▲ +40%
Round to round · last 2 FY
—
5
—
7
—
▲ Rising · invites per round

Queue position

Telecommunications Field Engineer has fewer people ahead of you: 23 vs 34 for Telecommunications Network Planner.

A · Telecommunications Field Engineer

Ahead of you · August 2026 poolmet the cut-off of last 6
75POINTS
69
2/6 met
80POINTS
40
2/6 met
85POINTS
23
3/6 met
90POINTS
13
4/6 met
95POINTS
0
5/6 met

B · Telecommunications Network Planner

Ahead of you · August 2026 poolmet the cut-off of last 5
75POINTS
141
2/5 met
80POINTS
76
2/5 met
85POINTS
33
2/5 met
90POINTS
11
5/5 met
95POINTS
0
5/5 met

Latest round

The latest cutoff is the same for both.

A · Telecommunications Field Engineer

189 · last round 13 Nov 2025↑ Rising
Min points90
Invited0
Rounds FY1

Up from 85 vs previous round

65–100 pts over last 6 rounds

Other subclasses491 · 65 pts · 8 Dec 2022

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B · Telecommunications Network Planner

189 · last round 13 Nov 2025↑ Rising
Min points90
Invited0
Rounds FY1

Unchanged vs previous round

65–90 pts over last 5 rounds

Other subclasses491 · 90 pts · 18 Nov 2025

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EOI data · pool & queue trend

Telecommunications Field Engineer has a smaller EOI pool: 154 (-8 vs last month) vs 477 (-19) for Telecommunications Network Planner.

A · Telecommunications Field Engineer

EOI pool by points · 08/2026154 in the pool
18132933291710you13
5060708090

Queue at your points · 6 months

03/2026 · 1604/2026 · 2405/2026 · 2606/2026 · 2607/2026 · 2408/2026 · 23

23 at 85+ pts

▼ 1 vs last month

B · Telecommunications Network Planner

EOI pool by points · 08/2026477 in the pool
823376410595654322you11
4555708090

Queue at your points · 6 months

03/2026 · 3304/2026 · 3305/2026 · 3606/2026 · 3607/2026 · 3408/2026 · 33

33 at 85+ pts

▼ 1 vs last month

EOI data · submission & invitation trend

Both drew the same number of invitations last month.

A · Telecommunications Field Engineer

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month
peak Apr 26 · 171154
Feb 24May 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest154
MoM change-8(-4.9%)
Peak monthApr 26171
Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month
peak Mar 26 · 74
Mar 24Jun 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest4
MoM change0(0.0%)
Peak monthMar 267

B · Telecommunications Network Planner

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month
peak Apr 26 · 499477
Feb 24May 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest477
MoM change-19(-3.8%)
Peak monthApr 26499
Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month
peak Nov 25 · 64
Feb 24May 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest4
MoM change0(0.0%)
Peak monthNov 256

Next round

Telecommunications Field Engineer needs fewer points for the next round: 70 vs 75 for Telecommunications Network Planner.

A · Telecommunications Field Engineer

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤
If 10 invited90DOE ≤ Apr 26
If 50 invited75DOE ≤ Dec 25
If 100 invited70DOE ≤ Aug 26
If 200 invitedqueue cleared

B · Telecommunications Network Planner

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤
If 10 invited90DOE ≤ Jun 26
If 50 invited80DOE ≤ Mar 26
If 100 invited75DOE ≤ Jan 26
If 200 invited70DOE ≤ Jun 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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