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Processing Supervisor

Department of Transportation · All boroughs · Full-time · 3 openings

$61,656 to $89,625 a year

Posted until October 24, 2026 · posted August 25, 2026

Requirements

Diploma + experience

Exam

Civil service exam title

From ≈ $29.64 an hour · $2,371 every 2 weeks, before taxes (40-hour weeks).

NYC minimum wage is $17/hr. This beats it by $12.64/hr, with health insurance and a pension on top.

What you'd have made

$2,363 If you'd started this job 2 weeks ago, at this pay, before taxes.

An hour of this job pays for about 9.8 subway rides ($3 fare).

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What they actually ask for.

High school diploma plus experience

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and three years of satisfactory full-time progressively responsible

clerical/administrative

experience, one year of which must have been in an administrative capacity or supervising staff performing

clerical/administrative

work of more than moderate difficulty;

or

2. An associate degree or 60 semester credits from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory full-time progressively responsible

clerical/administrative

experience including one year of the administrative supervisory experience described in

"1"

above;

or

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3. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and five years of satisfactory full-time progressively responsible

clerical/administrative

experience including one year of the administrative supervisory experience as described in

"1"

above;

4. Education and/or experience equivalent to

"1",

"2",

or

"3"

above.

However, all candidates must possess the one year of administrative or supervisory experience as described in

"1"

above.

Education above the high school level may be substituted for the general clerical/administrative experience (but not for the one year of administrative or supervisory experience described in

"1"

above) at a rate of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for 6 months of experience up to a maximum of 3½ years.

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The work

What the job is.

Public safetyOffice / admin

In order to be considered for this position, the candidate must be serving permanently in the title of Principal Administrative Associate or must have taken, passed, and be reachable on the Open Competitive Principal Administrative Associate Exam#1128 or be eligible under the 55a program.

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The Division of Traffic Operations’ Automated Enforcement Unit seeks to hire three (3) Principal Administrative Associate Level 2 who will serve as a supervisor overseeing the red light, fixed speed, mobile speed, bus lane, and MTA’s ACE bus lane camera operations processing unit.

The successful candidate will supervise and be responsible for camera technicians who review camera footage of proposed violations and approve or reject them. The Notice of Liability is then sent to the registered owner of the vehicle caught in camera violating the law.

The AEU Processing Supervisor is responsible for overseeing the issuance process of all Notices of Liability (NOLs) for red light, bus, speed camera, weigh-in-motion, and the MTA double parking, bus stop, and bus lane violations.

The candidate(s) will perform random quality assurance checks, prepare statistical reports, and troubleshoot technical issues as they arise from the staff. Perform auditing responsibilities to ensure that the processors are following written procedures for the issuance of these violations.

Additionally, the successful candidate(s) will perform administrative duties such as scheduling, timesheets, overtime monitoring, and other human resources functions that come with supervising employees

Division
Traffic Operations
Unit
Automated Enforcement Unit
Work Location
To be determined
Hours/Shift
35 hours/To be determined

Preferred Skills:

  • Candidates must possess leadership qualities and excellent verbal and writing skills.
  • Knowledge of MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
  • Strong emphasis on knowledge of traffic rules and regulations and traffic enforcement.
  • Candidate should have experience of dealing with the public.

Additional Information: In order to be considered for this position, the candidate must be serving permanently in the title of Principal Administrative Associate or must have taken, passed, and be reachable on the Open Competitive Principal Administrative Associate Exam # 1128 or be eligible under the 55a program.

Note: This position is open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a program.

Please indicate in your resume or cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position under the 55-a program.

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at StudentAid.gov/PSLF.

This position may be eligible for remote work up to 2 days per week, pursuant to the Remote Work Pilot Program agreed to between the City and DC37.

To Apply: In order to be considered for this position, the candidate must be serving permanently in the title of Principal Administrative Associate or must have taken, passed, and be reachable on the Open Competitive Principal Administrative Associate Exam #1128 or be eligible under the 55a program.

All resumes are to be submitted electronically using one of the following methods:

Please go to www.nyc.gov/careers/search and search for the JOB ID #: 787023

Current employees please log on into Employee Self Service at https://hrb.nycaps.nycnet and follow the Careers Link and search for JOB ID #:

787023 No phone calls, faxes or personal inquiries permitted. Only applicants under consideration will be contacted. Most public libraries have computers available for use. Note: New hires must reside in NYC for the first two years of employment. Appointments are subject to OMB approval. For more information about DOT, visit us at: www.nyc.gov/dot.

Skills they'd like

  • Candidates must possess leadership qualities and excellent verbal and writing skills.
  • Knowledge of MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
  • Strong emphasis on knowledge of traffic rules and regulations and traffic enforcement.
  • Candidate should have experience of dealing with the public.

Before you apply

The fine print.

Where you have to live

Live in NYC within 90 days (usually)

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

How to apply, from the posting

In order to be considered for this position, the candidate must be serving permanently in the title of Principal Administrative Associate or must have taken, passed, and be reachable on the Open Competitive Principal Administrative Associate Exam #1128 or be eligible under the 55a program.

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All resumes are to be submitted electronically using one of the following methods:

Please go to www.nyc.gov/careers/search and search for the JOB ID #: 787023

Current employees please log on into Employee Self Service at https://hrb.nycaps.nycnet and follow the Careers Link and search for JOB ID #:

787023 No phone calls, faxes or personal inquiries permitted. Only applicants under consideration will be contacted. Most public libraries have computers available for use. Note: New hires must reside in NYC for the first two years of employment. Appointments are subject to OMB approval. For more information about DOT, visit us at: www.nyc.gov/dot.

Next exam

Principal Administrative Assoc Exam 7057

Apply January 6, 2027 to January 26, 2027.

1 people are expected to take this exam, by DCAS's estimate. Filing opens January 6.

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Sources

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