Promotion and Transition Examinations
The New York State Department of Civil Service offers the opportunity to apply for these examinations on line. You may also apply for these examinations using NYS-APP.
- Continuous Recruitment Promotion Examinations
- Applications for Continuous Recruitment examinations are accepted continuously, with no application deadline. Examinations are conducted for positions where there is an almost constant need for qualified individuals.
- Tentative Examination Schedule
- Tentative schedule of upcoming examinations.
| Exam Number | Exam Title | Open to Employees of | Salary Grade | Last Date to Apply | Non−Refundable Processing Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37-126 | Aging Services Area Supervisor | Aging, Office for the | G-26 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-127 | Aging Services Program Coordinator 2 | Aging, Office for the | G-25/M-1 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-128 | Aging Services Program Coordinator 3 | Aging, Office for the | M-2 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-125 | Assistant Director Office for the Aging Programs | Aging, Office for the | M-3 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-203 | Associate Attorney | Multiple Agencies | G-28/M-3 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-108 | Associate Building Electrical Engineer | General Services, Office of | G-27 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-104 | Associate Mechanical Construction Engineer | Multiple Agencies | G-27 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-183 | Associate Safety and Health Engineer | Labor, Department of | M-2 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-262 | Biologist 3 (Aquatic) | Environmental Conservation,Dept of | G-25 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-263 | Biologist 3 (Ecology) | Environmental Conservation,Dept of | G-25 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-264 | Biologist 3 (Marine) | Environmental Conservation,Dept of | G-25 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-265 | Biologist 3 (Wildlife) | Environmental Conservation,Dept of | G-25 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-199 | Biologist 4 (Aquatic) | Environmental Conservation,Dept of | M-3 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-200 | Biologist 4 (Ecology) | Environmental Conservation,Dept of | M-3 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-201 | Biologist 4 (Marine) | Environmental Conservation,Dept of | M-3 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-202 | Biologist 4 (Wildlife) | Environmental Conservation,Dept of | M-3 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-169 | Chief, Utility Programs | Public Service, Department of | M-4 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-135 | Child Support Specialist 3 | Temp&Disability Asst,Office of | G-27 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-109 | Civil Engineer 4 | Multiple Agencies | Equated to G-29 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-110 | Civil Engineer 5 | Multiple Agencies | Equated to G-31 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-162 | Coastal Resources Specialist 3 | State, Department of | G-25 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-105 | Criminal Justice Program Representative 3 | Multiple Agencies | G-25 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-106 | Criminal Justice Program Representative 4 | Multiple Agencies | G-27 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-170 | Department of Public Service Chiefs | Public Service, Department of | M-5 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-161 | Engineering Geologist 3 | Multiple Agencies | G-27 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-111 | Environmental Engineer 3 | Environmental Conservation,Dept of | G-27 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-112 | Environmental Engineer 4 | Environmental Conservation,Dept of | M-4 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-107 | Environmental Program Specialist 3 | Multiple Agencies | G-27 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-113 | Environmental Program Specialist 4 | Multiple Agencies | M-4 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-119 | Forester 3 | Environmental Conservation,Dept of | G-25 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-174 | Laboratory Center Administrator 2 | Multiple Agencies | M-2 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-171 | Lottery Regional Director 1 | Multiple Agencies | M-2 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-163 | Mental Health Program Specialist | Mental Health, Office of | M-2 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-164 | Mental Health Program Specialist 4 | Mental Health, Office of | M-3 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 00-282 | Mental Health Therapy Aide Trainee | Mental Health, Office of | Equated to G-7 | July 30, 2014 | $10* |
| 00-283 | Mental Health Therapy Aide Trainee (Chinese Language) | Mental Health, Office of | Equated to G-7 | July 30, 2014 | $10* |
| 00-284 | Mental Health Therapy Aide Trainee (Korean Language) | Mental Health, Office of | Equated to G-7 | July 30, 2014 | $10* |
| 00-286 | Mental Health Therapy Aide Trainee (Russian Language) | Mental Health, Office of | Equated to G-7 | July 30, 2014 | $10* |
| 00-287 | Mental Health Therapy Aide Trainee (Spanish Language) | Mental Health, Office of | Equated to G-7 | July 30, 2014 | $10* |
| 37-114 | Motor Vehicle Program Manager 3 | Motor Vehicles, Department of | M-3 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-115 | Motor Vehicle Program Manager 4 | Motor Vehicles, Department of | M-4 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-187 | Municipal Affairs Program Manager 1 | Comptroller, Office of | G-27 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-188 | Municipal Affairs Program Manager 2 | Comptroller, Office of | M-4 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-176 | Principal Hearing Officer | Multiple Agencies | M-3 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-165 | Principal Workers' Compensation Examiner | Workers Compensation Board | G-25 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-191 | Promotion Opportunities in Transportation Management at G-27/M-2 | Transportation, Department of | G-27/M-2 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-192 | Promotion Opportunities in Transportation Management at G-29/M-3 | Transportation, Department of | G-29/M-3 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-193 | Promotion Opportunities in Transportation Management at M-4 | Transportation, Department of | M-4 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-194 | Promotion Opportunities in Transportation Management at M-5 | Transportation, Department of | M-5 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-195 | Promotion Opportunities in Transportation Management at M-6 | Transportation, Department of | M-6 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-196 | Promotion Opportunities in Transportation Management at M-7 | Transportation, Department of | M-7 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-136 | Public Health Engineer 3 | Health,Department of | G-27 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-172 | Public Health Nutritionist 2 | Multiple Agencies | G-24 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-173 | Public Health Nutritionist 3 | Multiple Agencies | G-27 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-189 | Retirement Program Administrator 1 | Comptroller, Office of | G-25 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-190 | Retirement Program Administrator 2 | Comptroller, Office of | G-27/M-2 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-181 | Safety and Health Program Manager 1 | Labor, Department of | G-25/M-1 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-182 | Safety and Health Program Manager 2 | Labor, Department of | M-3 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-185 | State Program Examiner 3 | Comptroller, Office of | G-27 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-186 | State Program Examiner 4 | Comptroller, Office of | M-4 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-137 | Supervising Clinical Lab Consultant | Health,Department of | G-25 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-175 | Supervising Hearing Officer | Multiple Agencies | G-27 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-168 | Supervisor Utility Accounting and Finance | Public Service, Department of | G-31 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-178 | Tax Audit Administrator 1 | Taxation and Finance,Dept of | M-3 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-179 | Tax Audit Administrator 2 | Taxation and Finance,Dept of | M-4 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-180 | Tax Audit Administrator 3 | Taxation and Finance,Dept of | M-5 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-129 | Temporary Assistance Specialist 3 | Temp&Disability Asst,Office of | G-27 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-130 | Temporary Assistance Specialist 3 (Refugee and Immigrant Services) | Temp&Disability Asst,Office of | G-27 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-131 | Temporary Assistance Specialist 4 | Temp&Disability Asst,Office of | M-4 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-132 | Temporary Assistance Specialist 4 (Refugee and Immigrant Services) | Temp&Disability Asst,Office of | M-4 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-166 | Utility Analyst 3 (Telecommunications) | Public Service, Department of | G-27 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-167 | Utility Supervisor (Telecommunications) | Public Service, Department of | G-31 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| 37-184 | Workforce Programs Manager 2 | Labor, Department of | M-3 | August 27, 2014 | $25 |
| *Fee may cover applications for multiple examinations. See examination announcement for details. | |||||
Last Date To Apply
This is to advise you of a change that the Department of Civil Service will be implementing with respect to the application filing period for State civil service examinations beginning in Fall 2012. The application filing period will be 30 days for all promotion, transition, and open-competitive examinations.
This change to the application filing period, along with on-line posting of examination announcements and automatic e-mail notification of newly issued examination announcements, allows the Department to maintain a timely, high quality application review and to improve the efficiency of its test production schedule, while ensuring candidates have a sufficient and reasonable time in which to file an application for an examination.
Applications must be submitted on-line or postmarked no later than the date indicated in the Last Date to Apply column.
Notes
You may obtain printed copies of our current announcements and applications (NYS-APP) from NYS Civil Service Outreach & Information Centers.
Special test arrangements will be made for Saturday religious observers and persons with a disability. Our announcements are subject to amendment or cancellation without notice.
Do not copy them or post them to any other site, but link to the announcement or to this page instead.