Our job list hasn't refreshed in a few days. For today's postings, check cityjobs.nyc.gov.

You're offline. This is the copy saved on this phone, so jobs may have closed since.

Traffic Enforcement Agent

Traffic Enforcement Agent · NYPD

Keep NYC's streets moving. Diploma required, no experience needed.

Minimum salary $48,719 a year at Assignment Level II, per the Notice of Examination for Exam 7331 (read September 24, 2026). The notice for the next exam may list a different rate.

≈ $23.42 an hour · $1,874 every 2 weeks, before taxes (40-hour weeks).

NYC minimum wage is $17/hr. This beats it by $6.42/hr, with health insurance and a pension on top.

What you'd have made

$1,867 If you'd started as a Traffic Enforcement Agent 2 weeks ago, at this pay, before taxes.

An hour of this job pays for about 7.8 subway rides ($3 fare).

Price anything in hours of this job

What does it cost, in dollars?

2,076 people had this title in the city's fiscal year 2025. Their base pay:

This posting starts at $48,719
Half of them earn at least $53,985

Overtime added $13,823 on average that year, and it isn't guaranteed. Base salary of active employees paid a yearly rate, fiscal year 2025 (July 2024 to June 2025). Source: NYC's payroll data

Pay

$48,719/yr

The work

One multiple-choice exam

Exam

Civil service exam

Residency

Might be required, within 90 days

Timeline

Months. Filing, the test and the list all take time. That's normal, not a rejection.

Next exam

Traffic Enforcement Agent Exam 7332

Apply November 5, 2026 to December 22, 2026.

5,400 people are expected to take this exam, by DCAS's estimate. Filing opens November 5.

$68, or free with a fee waiver

Get ready to file

Add the dates to my calendar

Check yourself

Do you meet the requirements?

Check every box that applies. Be honest. Twenty seconds.

I have a four-year high school diploma or its equivalent, or will by the day I'm appointed Exam 7331's notice lets you meet this by the date of appointment, so you can take the test before you graduate. I have a New York State driver license, or can get one within 15 months of appointment The notice says serious moving violations, a license suspension or a poor driving record may disqualify you. I can pass medical, psychological and drug screening All three are part of the notice's requirements before appointment. I can read and write English well enough for the job, and can prove my identity Both are listed in the notice. The investigation includes a $75 fingerprint fee.

The process

6 steps. That's the whole process.

0 of 6 steps

Done: Create your OASys account

OASys is the city's exam system, and one account covers every exam you file for from now on. Use an email you can open: OASys sends a confirmation to verify it.

OASys, the city’s exam filing system (official)

Done: File for the exam

OASys, where you file, lists the next exam: Exam 7332, filing November 5 to December 22, 2026, with a $68 fee. Its Notice of Examination isn't posted yet, so read it the day it goes up. The last exam, 7331, had no fee. Fee waivers exist for some applicants; the notice lists who qualifies.

What you'll see in OASys, screen by screen

Notice. Open the Notice of Examination and read it; save a copy. Tick “I acknowledge that I have read and understood the Notice of Examination,” then tap Apply for this Exam.
Identity. Confirm your details from your OASys profile and answer a few questions, like how you heard about the exam.
Payment. The fee is $68. Pay by card or eCheck through CityPay, the city's payment site (cards add a 2% convenience fee, eCheck doesn't), or by money order. Or pick a fee waiver: Veteran, CIN, Non-CIN, NYC High School Student, or First Time Test Taker. The notice says who can use each one and what proof to send, due by the last day of filing. The First Time Test Taker waiver checks your whole OASys history, even filings from years ago. If it says Fee Waiver Ineligible, your application isn't lost: close the message, go back to Payment Method and pay another way.
Confirm and submit. Tick the affirmation that everything you entered is true (it's under penalty of perjury), then Continue. You get a confirmation screen and a receipt by email.

OASys signs you out after 15 minutes without activity and doesn't save your place, so have your details ready before you start.

File in OASys (official)

Done: Take the multiple-choice test

A multiple-choice test taken at a computer. You need 70% to pass. The notice says it tests deductive reasoning, information ordering, memorization, problem sensitivity, spatial orientation, written comprehension and written expression. Your admission notice appears in OASys 14 days before testing. Bring one photo ID with your signature. Your phone goes in a sealed pouch until you finish.

Notice of Examination No. 7331 (PDF), read this first

Done: Get on the eligible list and wait

Pass and you land on a ranked eligible list, which usually lasts 4 years. Hiring goes down the list as openings come up. This takes months. It's not a rejection. It's how civil service works.

Done: Clear the screenings

Before you're appointed: medical, psychological and drug screening, proof of identity, and an investigation with a $75 fingerprint fee. Be exact on every form.

Done: Pass probation, start the job

12-month probation, including a training course. You buy your uniforms at the start; the notice says a uniform allowance comes after 6 months. Expect rotating shifts, weekends, holidays and overtime, outdoors in all weather, mostly on foot.

Free job alerts

Job alerts: a heads-up 7 days before any open exam’s filing closes, this one included, and one email on days the city posts jobs that ask for no education or experience, or only a diploma. Nothing else.

Unsubscribe in one tap, any time.

Sources

Straight from the city.

Every step is built from the job's official notice or posting, linked above. Last reviewed September 25, 2026.