
OriginPro Windows Application Expert - STEM
Listing checked September 15, 2026 · pay as published by Mercor
Key details
- Pay
- $45–55/hr
- Location
- Remote
- Job type
- hourly
- Openings
- 10
- Posted
- September 12, 2026
Overview
STEM professionals who use OriginPro for scientific graphing, curve fitting, and peak analysis can apply their software skills to a remote, hourly project with Mercor. You need a Windows PC with Origin installed and ready to open, because the company does not supply licenses, virtual machines, or equipment. Work centers on real application usage in fields such as experimental physics, chemistry, materials science, and lab research. Your setup must also capture screenshots above 2.5 megapixels, either from one high-resolution monitor or a dual-display arrangement.
What You'll Do7
- Run Origin or OriginPro on your own Windows machine for assigned tasks.
- Create and analyze scientific graphs using curve fitting and peak fitting tools.
- Capture screenshots above 2.5 megapixels for documentation and review.
- Use a qualifying monitor setup to produce required image resolution.
- Apply STEM domain knowledge from physics, chemistry, materials science, or lab research to application scenarios.
- Follow project guidelines from Mercor for hourly task completion.
- Keep local software access active and ready.
Requirements9
- Origin or OriginPro installed and working on a personal Windows machine.
- Ability to open the application on the day you start.
- Hands-on experience with scientific graphing, curve fitting, or peak fitting.
- Background in experimental physics, chemistry, materials science, lab research, statistics, econometrics, or data analysis.
- Screenshot capture above 2.5 megapixels.
- Access to one qualifying high-resolution monitor or two side-by-side displays.
- Dual-monitor setup must capture as a single spanning image; one 1080p screen alone does not meet the bar.
- Self-provided equipment; no licenses, VMs, or hardware from Mercor.
- Comfort with remote, hourly work.
Who Should Apply
The best fit is a STEM researcher or analyst who uses OriginPro on Windows for scientific graphing, curve fitting, or peak analysis and can open the software on a personal machine today. You also need a display setup that meets the 2.5-megapixel screenshot threshold, either through one high-resolution monitor or two monitors captured as a single spanning image. This role is less suitable if you need Mercor to provide an Origin license, a virtual machine, or hardware, since Mercor supplies none. Candidates often lose consideration when they list Origin as a skill but cannot confirm local Windows access, or when their screen setup is a single 1080p display. Another common issue is having no direct experience with curve fitting, peak fitting, or scientific graphing in Origin.
Salary Insight
Mercor lists this hourly engagement at $45 to $55 per hour. That rate sits in the upper range for remote application-expert tasks that require specialized software access, and it matches professionals with working STEM experience who can contribute without training on the tool itself. No other compensation details appear in the source.
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