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 (Waivers available) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38-350 | Associate Accountant | Multiple Agencies | G-23 | January 30, 2019 | $20 |
| 38-316 | Associate Accountant (State Accounts and Systems) | Comptroller, Office of | G-23 | January 30, 2019 | $20 |
| 38-351 | Associate Auditor | Multiple Agencies | G-23 | January 30, 2019 | $20 |
| 38-194 | Chief Safety and Security Officer | Multiple Agencies | G-20 | January 23, 2019 | $20 |
| 38-313 | Chief Security Officer | Multiple Agencies | G-14 | January 23, 2019 | $15 |
| 38-195 | Child Protective Services Specialist 2 | Children&Family Svcs, Off of | G-20 | January 23, 2019 | $20 |
| 38-270 | Child Protective Services Specialist 3 | Children&Family Svcs, Off of | G-23 | January 23, 2019 | $20 |
| 38-198 | Child Support Specialist 2 | Temp&Disability Asst, Office of | G-23 | January 30, 2019 | $20 |
| 38-375 | Construction Estimator 1 (Architectural) | Multiple Agencies | G-15 | January 30, 2019 | $15 |
| 38-381 | Construction Estimator 1 (Mechanical) | General Services, Office of | G-15 | January 30, 2019 | $15 |
| 38-376 | Construction Estimator 2 (Architectural) | Multiple Agencies | G-19 | January 30, 2019 | $20 |
| 38-382 | Construction Estimator 2 (Mechanical) | General Services, Office of | G-19 | January 30, 2019 | $20 |
| 38-377 | Construction Estimator 3 (Architectural) | Multiple Agencies | G-23 | January 30, 2019 | $20 |
| 38-383 | Construction Estimator 3 (Mechanical) | General Services, Office of | G-23 | January 30, 2019 | $20 |
| 00-458 | Driver Improvement Examiner Trainee | Motor Vehicles, Department of | Equated to G-9 | January 30, 2019 | $10 |
| 38-199 | Food Service Worker 2 | Multiple Agencies | G-9 | January 23, 2019 | $10 |
| 38-200 | Food Service Worker 3 | Multiple Agencies | G-13 | January 23, 2019 | $15 |
| 38-288 | Head Driver Improvement Examiner | Motor Vehicles, Department of | G-18 | January 30, 2019 | $15 |
| 38-201 | Human Resources Specialist 2 | Multiple Agencies | G-23 | January 30, 2019 | $20 |
| 38-202 | Human Resources Specialist 2 (Labor Relations) | Multiple Agencies | G-23 | January 30, 2019 | $20 |
| 38-203 | Human Resources Specialist 3 (Labor Relations) | Multiple Agencies | M-1 | January 30, 2019 | $25 |
| 00-446 | Motor Vehicle Consumer Services Representative 1 | Motor Vehicles, Department of | G-11 | January 30, 2019 | $10* |
| 00-447 | Motor Vehicle Consumer Services Representative 1 (Spanish Language) | Civil Service, Department of | G-11 | January 30, 2019 | $10* |
| 38-302 | Motor Vehicle Consumer Services Representative 3 | Motor Vehicles, Department of | G-18 | January 30, 2019 | $15 |
| 00-462 | Park Manager 1 | P&R Parks and Rec, Office of | G-18 | January 23, 2019 | $15 |
| 38-365 | Park Manager 2 | Parks and Recreation | G-21 | January 23, 2019 | $20 |
| 38-366 | Park Manager 3 | Parks and Recreation | G-23 | January 23, 2019 | $20 |
| 38-367 | Park Operations Manager 1 | Parks and Recreation | M-1 | January 23, 2019 | $25 |
| 00-459 | Park Supervisor 1 | Parks and Recreation | G-11 | January 23, 2019 | $10 |
| 00-460 | Park Supervisor 2 | Parks and Recreation | G-14 | January 23, 2019 | $15 |
| 38-428 | Park Supervisor 2 | Parks and Recreation | G-14 | January 23, 2019 | $15 |
| 38-371 | Plant Utilities Engineer 2 | Multiple Agencies | G-16 | January 23, 2019 | $15 |
| 38-372 | Plant Utilities Engineer 3 | Multiple Agencies | G-19 | January 23, 2019 | $20 |
| 38-373 | Plant Utilities Engineer 4 | Multiple Agencies | G-21 | January 23, 2019 | $20 |
| 38-204 | Public Health Field Services Representative 2 | Health, Department of | G-23 | January 30, 2019 | $20 |
| 38-208 | Resources & Reimbursement Agent 2 | Multiple Agencies | G-20 | January 30, 2019 | $20 |
| 38-191 | Resources & Reimbursement Agent 3 | Multiple Agencies | G-23 | January 30, 2019 | $20 |
| 38-349 | Safety & Security Officer 2 | Multiple Agencies | G-15 | January 23, 2019 | $15 |
| 38-314 | Security Services Assistant 2 | Multiple Agencies | G-9 | January 23, 2019 | $10 |
| 38-341 | Senior Boiler Inspector | Labor, Department of | G-17 | January 23, 2019 | $15 |
| 38-315 | Senior Security Officer | Multiple Agencies | G-11/Equated to G-11 | January 23, 2019 | $10 |
| 00-465 | Tax Technician Trainee 1 | Multiple Agencies | equated to G-11 | January 30, 2019 | $15 |
| 38-380 | Transportation Office Assistant 2 | Multiple Agencies | G-11/Equated to G-11 | January 23, 2019 | $10 |
| 38-358 | Unemployment Insurance Auditor 2 | Multiple Agencies | G-23 | January 30, 2019 | $20 |
| *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.