Civil-service exams we track
Civil-service exams open on their own schedules, and the dates come from official sources — never from us guessing. Each exam below has its own page setting out who can be appointed, what the written test is built from, what happens to your score after you pass, and what the official notice says about pay — every fact traced to the agency document it came from, with the date we last checked it.
Every exam below works the same way at the end: you pass, you are placed on a ranked eligible list, and agencies hire from that list in number order — which is why a passing score and a job offer are not the same thing. We explain that mechanic in detail for the exam we know best in how the NYS Court Officer eligible list works.
NYS Court Officer-Trainee exam 45-857
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Other exams — prep where we have it, alerts where we do not
NYPD Police Officer
Prep availableNew York City Police Department / DCAS
One Notice of Examination covers twelve exam numbers, 7311 through 7322, each with its own two-week filing period and its own testing week: Exam No. 7313 files 1 – 14 September 2026 and tests 5 – 9 October 2026, and the cadence repeats monthly through Exam No. 7322 in June 2027. There is no application fee.
NYC Correction Officer
Prep availableNYC Department of Correction / DCAS
Exam 6303, amended 29 April 2026, filed 1 April to 29 May 2026 and its notice expected testing to begin 13 August 2026. Eleven ability areas — the widest of any exam tracked here — and basic calculators are permitted.
911 Technician
Prep availableNew York City Police Department / DCAS
The NYPD's 911 call-takers and radio dispatchers. Filing for Exam 6329 closed 17 July 2026 and the notice expects testing to begin 8 September 2026; one year of experience or 30 college credits qualifies, and there is no patrol duty.
Special Officer
Prep availableNew York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services
Guard city buildings and the people in them. Exam 6327 tested from 22 April 2026; a four-year high school diploma is the entire education requirement, the lowest bar of any exam tracked here.
Environmental Police Officer
Prep availableNYC Department of Environmental Protection / DCAS
Sworn police for the reservoirs and watershed that supply the city's water. Exam 6305 tested 22 July 2026; the next filing period opens 2 December 2026. Posts are outside New York City, and this is the only title here with an age ceiling.
Special Officer H+H
Prep availableNYC Health + Hospitals / DCAS
Peace officers posted in the city's public hospitals. Exam 6328 tested from 22 April 2026. No firearm requirement, no driver licence requirement, an IEP-diploma route into the job, and $5,000 a year on top for weapons-detection training.
DSNY Sanitation Worker
NYC Department of Sanitation / DCAS
Sanitation Worker hiring runs on a DCAS civil-service exam and eligible list. Get alerted when filing reopens.
MA Court Officer
Massachusetts Trial Court
Massachusetts Court Officer openings are posted by the Trial Court. We will alert you when a new posting or exam goes up.
NYC Traffic Enforcement Agent
Prep availableNew York City Police Department / DCAS
Applications for Exam No. 7331 ran 1 July – 25 August 2026 and the test is 22 October 2026. There is no application fee.
NYC School Safety Agent
Prep availableNew York City Police Department, School Safety Division / DCAS
Applications for Exam No. 7323 ran 1 July – 25 August 2026 and the test is 20 October 2026. A high school diploma is the whole education bar.