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Telecommunications Field Engineer vs Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist

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

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

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

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Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist

313214·189

★ 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 ≈ 6 EOIs · front invited first

← front (invited first)193 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE22

Youtop 11% · DOE 13 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores171

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

You · #23

★

front of queue438 est. places

≈ 22 roundsto clear the 22 ahead of you · FY26-27

Pool by points · submitted EOIs

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

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Together

Queue position Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist has fewer people ahead of you: 22 vs 23 for Telecommunications Field Engineer.

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	Telecommunications Field Engineer313212	Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist313214
Capacity	438 · FY2026-27	438 · FY2026-27
Standing	#— of 196	#— of 196
Queue position	23 ahead	22 ahead
Latest round	2025-11-13 · 90 pts	2025-11-13 · 90 pts
EOI data · pool & queue trend	154	191
EOI data · submission & invitation trend	—	—
Next round	70 pts	70 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 3132 share 438 places left.

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

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 · 4 data points

957860

70659090you 85

2022Nov 25

Standing

Telecommunications Field Engineer ranks higher: #2 vs #1 for Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist.

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

—

▼ Falling · invites per round

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked

—· top 90%

▼ Falling −1 yoy

leader 6,052median 48you

Invited 2 of 5 rounds · Occasional
oldest → newest · filled = invited

Year over year

2last FY

1this FY

▼ −50%

Round to round · last 2 FY

—

▼ Falling · invites per round

Queue position

Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist has fewer people ahead of you: 22 vs 23 for Telecommunications Field Engineer.

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

75POINTS

2/6 met

80POINTS

2/6 met

85POINTS

3/6 met

90POINTS

4/6 met

95POINTS

5/6 met

Ahead of you · August 2026 poolmet the cut-off of last 4

75POINTS

2/4 met

80POINTS

2/4 met

85POINTS

2/4 met

90POINTS

4/4 met

95POINTS

4/4 met

Latest round

The latest cutoff is the same for both.

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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189 · last round 13 Nov 2025↑ Rising

Min points90

Invited0

Rounds FY1

Unchanged vs previous round

65–90 pts over last 4 rounds

Other subclasses190 · 80 pts · 3 Dec 2025491 · 80 pts · 12 May 2025

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EOI data · pool & queue trend

Telecommunications Field Engineer has a smaller EOI pool: 154 (-8 vs last month) vs 191 (+3) for Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist.

EOI pool by points · 08/2026154 in the pool

18132933291710you13

5060708090

Queue at your points · 6 months

23 at 85+ pts

▼ 1 vs last month

EOI pool by points · 08/2026191 in the pool

910183532432214you8

5060708090

Queue at your points · 6 months

22 at 85+ pts

▼ 1 vs last month

EOI data · submission & invitation trend

Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist drew more invitations last month: 5 vs 4 for Telecommunications Field Engineer. Pools: 191 (+3) vs 154 (-8).

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest154

MoM change-8(-4.9%)

Peak monthApr 26171

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Mar 24Jun 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest4

MoM change0(0.0%)

Peak monthMar 267

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest191

MoM change+3(1.6%)

Peak monthMay 26199

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Mar 24Jun 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest5

MoM change0(0.0%)

Peak monthFeb 267

Next round

Both need the same points for the next round.

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

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤

If 10 invited85DOE ≤ Dec 25

If 50 invited75DOE ≤ Dec 25

If 100 invited70DOE ≤ Apr 26

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

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

Engineers Australia

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