STEM graduate
| Highest | $4,500 / mo · Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Experience | 0–1 yrs |
| Degree | Required |
| First paycheck | 4 years of study, then salary from day 1 |
Pay in the destination countries
Monthly, in US dollars. Each country is an Imora admission package — open one for that route's fees, language requirement and deadline.
| Country | Monthly |
|---|---|
| SwitzerlandIELTS 6.5 · CHF 0.9–8k | $4,500max |
| United StatesTOEFL 80–100 · $10–70k | $4,400 |
| NorwayIELTS 6.0–6.5 · NOK 130–260k | $4,350 |
| DenmarkIELTS 6.5 · DKK 45–135k | $4,300 |
| GermanyIELTS 6.5 · €0–3k | $4,250 |
| FinlandIELTS 6.0–6.5 · €6–18k | $4,250 |
What does the day look like?
85% of your day is reading 80-page technical files, running Boolean queries in PatBase, Orbit Intelligence and Derwent Innovation, checking Espacenet, Patentscope, USPTO Patent Public Search and DPMAregister, drafting claims and descriptions in Microsoft Word with ClaimMaster, referencing drawings in Visio or ChemDraw, and logging time in 6-minute units. 15% is interviews with engineers and scientists and judging what is novel in a disclosure.
Hours are 09:00 to 17:30 or 18:00, 37.5 to 40 hours per week. You record 4 to 6 billable hours in an 8-hour day, 1,000 to 1,300 hours per year. Shift, on-call and night work are 0%. Overtime clusters around European Patent Office 2-month or 4-month response deadlines. You track deadlines in Anaqua or CPA Global docketing and write instructions to clients and foreign associate firms.
Where does this lead?
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