# togetajob.com

> Independent guide to entry-level New York City government jobs: 1397 open city postings (as of 2026-09-28), sorted by what they ask for, step-by-step guides for common entry-level titles, and the civil service exam calendar with confirmed or planned filing dates. Not affiliated with the City of New York.

Facts come from NYC Open Data, DCAS Notices of Examination and OASys. Requirements are quoted word for word. Starting pay in guides is the newest DCAS notice or posting for the title. How facts are checked: https://togetajob.com/about

## Guides

- [911 Operator](https://togetajob.com/guides/nyc-911-operator): starts at $51,790/yr. Answer 911 calls. Dispatch help. No college needed.
- [Assistant School Safety Agent](https://togetajob.com/guides/nyc-assistant-school-safety-agent): starts at $37,339/yr. Help keep NYC schools safe. No exam: you apply with a resume, then go through screenings. It's a way in before 21, the age you can be appointed a School Safety Agent.
- [Traffic Enforcement Agent](https://togetajob.com/guides/nyc-traffic-enforcement-agent): starts at $48,719/yr. Keep NYC's streets moving. Diploma required, no experience needed.
- [School Safety Agent](https://togetajob.com/guides/nyc-school-safety-agent): starts at $40,480/yr. Keep NYC's public schools safe. Multiple-choice exam, diploma required, 21 by appointment.
- [EMS Trainee](https://togetajob.com/guides/nyc-ems-trainee): starts at $36,330/yr. FDNY trains you as an EMT, on salary. No written test: you're scored on your education and experience.
- [Community Assistant](https://togetajob.com/guides/nyc-community-assistant): starts at $45,675/yr. Entry-level city work at many agencies. No exam, and no education or experience requirement.
- [Correction Officer](https://togetajob.com/guides/nyc-correction-officer): starts at $56,838/yr. Security and custody work in NYC jails. $0 to apply, 21 to be appointed.
- [Police Officer](https://togetajob.com/guides/nyc-police-officer): starts at $55,942/yr. Patrol NYC for the NYPD. $0 to apply, with a filing window almost every month.
- [NYPD Cadet](https://togetajob.com/guides/nyc-police-cadet): starts at $19.51/hr. Get paid $19.51 an hour at the NYPD while you're in college, with up to $20,000 in tuition help.

## Exams

- [Exam calendar](https://togetajob.com/exams): every open-competitive filing window that hasn't closed (86 as of 2026-07-22).
- [Free exams](https://togetajob.com/free-exams): who takes a city exam for $0, including first-time test takers.
- [Filing in OASys](https://togetajob.com/oasys): how to file for an exam in the city's system.

## Jobs

- [Every open job](https://togetajob.com/jobs): 1397 postings, 30 asking for no more than a high school diploma.
- [Jobs that need no education or experience](https://togetajob.com/jobs/for/no-education-or-experience)
- [City titles and pay](https://togetajob.com/titles): median pay on the city payroll per civil service title.
- [Agencies hiring](https://togetajob.com/agencies)

## Data

- [Open data feeds](https://togetajob.com/data): /data/exams.json and /data/guides.json, JSON, free to reuse with a link.
- [Full text for language models](https://togetajob.com/llms-full.txt): the guides, exam calendar and glossary as plain text.

## Optional

- [How it works](https://togetajob.com/how-it-works): what a civil service exam is, and common myths, checked.
- [Glossary](https://togetajob.com/glossary)
- [About](https://togetajob.com/about)