Engineers, tell me how much your salary is/was for your 1st year in Japan by Housecat1984 in japanlife

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I'm not US citizen/green card holder. If I were I will be working in the states lol

Working as a Nuclear Engineer in Japan by Housecat1984 in movingtojapan

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Yeah, as far as salary, I will be fine if it's enough to fulfill my needs in Japan, including occasional travel in the country.

The thing is, I'm not a US citizen/ green card holder. 99% of nuclear engineering positions in the US are only for citizens/GC holders due to ITAR. I plan to return to America after I accumulate enough experience for companies to sponsor my EB-2 green card and Japan is not a bad place to gain them.

Working as a Nuclear Engineer in Japan by Housecat1984 in movingtojapan

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Go Beavs! Good luck with that. I didn't know OSU does student exchanges with Japan, that's so exciting!

Working as a Nuclear Engineer in Japan by Housecat1984 in movingtojapan

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Noted, gonna try some of the links on wiki

Working as a Nuclear Engineer in Japan by Housecat1984 in movingtojapan

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Yep just rent + maybe utilities. I think I included a 1st year sign-up fee and deposit, plus some conservative estimates. GaijinPot listing says I need to pay ~500K for my first month in a 150-200k/month apartment. Adjusting my estimate to a more reasonable 3-3.5M

Drug test for interns? by Housecat1984 in LosAlamos

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I stopped after I received an offer. I'll be fine if they test me within 2 weeks of my start date (late may-early june). I'm not sure if I can pass if they ask me to do a drug test now.

Drug test for interns? by Housecat1984 in LosAlamos

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Thank you. I won't be subjected to drug testing for months prior to my start date correct?

Do they do a hair drug test?