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Telecommunications Network Planner vs Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist

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

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A
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 12 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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B
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 12 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
9501055186035653270437522801485YOU890
EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27
23Jul22Aug
View occupation page →
Together

Queue position Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist has 1.5× fewer people ahead of you (22 vs 34).

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Telecommunications Network Planner313213Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist313214
Capacity438 · FY2026-27438 · FY2026-27
Standing#— of 196#— of 196
Queue position34 ahead22 ahead
Latest round2025-11-13 · 90 pts2025-11-13 · 90 pts
EOI data · pool & queue trend477191
EOI data · submission & invitation trend——
Next round75 pts70 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 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

B · Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist

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 Network Planner ranks higher: #7 vs #1 for Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist.

A · 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

B · Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist

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
—
2
—
1
—
▼ Falling · invites per round

Queue position

Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist has 1.5× fewer people ahead of you (22 vs 34).

A · 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

B · Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist

Ahead of you · August 2026 poolmet the cut-off of last 4
75POINTS
87
2/4 met
80POINTS
44
2/4 met
85POINTS
22
2/4 met
90POINTS
8
4/4 met
95POINTS
0
4/4 met

Latest round

The latest cutoff is the same for both.

A · 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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B · Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist

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 Technical Officer or Technologist has a smaller EOI pool: 191 (+3 vs last month) vs 477 (-19) for Telecommunications Network Planner.

A · 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

B · Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist

EOI pool by points · 08/2026191 in the pool
910183532432214you8
5060708090

Queue at your points · 6 months

03/2026 · 1604/2026 · 1805/2026 · 2206/2026 · 2307/2026 · 2308/2026 · 22

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 Network Planner. Pools: 191 (+3) vs 477 (-19).

A · 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

B · Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month
peak May 26 · 199191
Feb 24May 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest191
MoM change+3(1.6%)
Peak monthMay 26199
Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month
peak Feb 26 · 75
Mar 24Jun 25Aug 26
Subclass 189all points
Latest5
MoM change0(0.0%)
Peak monthFeb 267

Next round

Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist needs fewer points for the next round: 70 vs 75 for Telecommunications Network Planner.

A · 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

B · Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist

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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