Traffic Enforcement Agent

Traffic Enforcement Agent · NYPD

Keep NYC's streets moving. $0 to apply, diploma required.

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/hr equivalent · $1,874 every 2 weeks, before taxes.

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

Pay

$48,719/yr

The work

One multiple-choice exam, $0 to apply

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.

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

Exam 7331's filing window ran July 1 to August 25, 2026, and it's closed. The city's exam schedule lists the next one, Exam 7332, with filing planned for November 5 to 25, 2026. Its notice isn't posted yet. On Exam 7331 there was no fee: you selected “No Fee” when you filed.

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.

Traffic Enforcement Agent

Do you meet the requirements?

6 steps. That's the whole process.

Get told before this exam closes.

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