Public Safety, Inspections, & Enforcement
Investigator
$50,000 a year
Posted until October 5, 2026 · posted September 22, 2026
Requirements
Diploma + experience
Exam
Non-competitive title
A job title where a competitive exam is not practical, so the agency checks that your qualifications meet the standard instead. You apply directly. On our job pages this shows as "No exam for this title".
≈ $24.04 an hour · $1,923 every 2 weeks, before taxes (40-hour weeks).
NYC minimum wage is $17/hr. This beats it by $7.04/hr, with health insurance and a pension on top.
What you'd have made
$1,916 If you'd started this job 2 weeks ago, at this pay, before taxes.
An hour of this job pays for about 8 subway rides ($3 fare).
Price anything in hours of this job
Overtime added $1,600 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
Check yourself
What they actually ask for.
High school diploma plus experience
Qualification Requirements
- High school graduation or equivalent and three years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to duties described above; or
- Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" above.
Quoted word for word from the official posting. The label above is ours, read from this text; if they disagree, this text wins.
The work
What the job is.
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Driver license
“Must have a valid Driver’s License.”
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Fieldwork or outdoors
“This position is heavily focused on street enforcement and requires extensive fieldwork, including stopping commercial vehicles, conducting inspections, examining documentation, and ensuring compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.”
Read from the posting. Tap one to see the line it came from.
The New York City Business Integrity Commission (BIC) is a regulatory and law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the trade waste industry and the City’s public wholesale markets.
Businesses seeking to operate in these industries within the City of New York must, by law, apply to BIC and be approved by BIC for the requisite license or registration.
Read the rest, from the posting
BIC’s goals include: to keep industries free of organized crime and other forms of corruption; to ensure that regulated businesses are able to compete fairly; that customers receive equitable treatment, and that regulated businesses do not present a harm to public safety and conduct their affairs with honesty and integrity.
Under the supervision of the Executive Director of Investigations, the Investigator will be responsible for conducting truck inspections and enforcing all applicable BIC regulations governing the trade waste industry.
This position is heavily focused on street enforcement and requires extensive fieldwork, including stopping commercial vehicles, conducting inspections, examining documentation, and ensuring compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
In this role the Investigator will also handle various investigations including but not limited to theft and customer complaints. The Investigator will be responsible for generating various reports on all investigations and documenting any vehicle inspection in a Salesforce database.
Skills they'd like
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Prepare detailed reports and maintain accurate records of inspections, investigations, and enforcement activities.
- Testify at administrative hearings when required.
- Coordinate with other law enforcement and regulatory agencies as necessary.
Preferred Qualifications
All the skills they list
- Experience in regulatory enforcement, inspections, investigations, transportation, or law enforcement.
- Ability to interpret and apply laws, rules, and regulations.
- Strong observational, communication, and report-writing skills.
- Ability to work independently in outdoor environments and engage in extensive field operations.
- Ability to interact professionally with members of the regulated industry and the public.
- Must have a valid Driver’s License.
- Bi-lingual in Spanish is a plus.
Working Conditions This position requires extensive fieldwork and street enforcement activities. Investigators spend a significant portion of their time outdoors conducting vehicle stops, inspections, and enforcement operations involving commercial vehicles.
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.
Sources
Straight from the city.
From the city's job data, which the city last updated September 28, 2026. You apply through the official posting.
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