Become a Sanitation Worker

Sanitation Workers are appointed from a civil-service list.

To be placed on the civil-service list, you must first take a written exam when it the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) makes it available. Upon completing the exam, candidates will receive a list-order number (ranking).

Candidates will then be called off the civil-service list for a physical exam by their list-order number as we receive authorization to hire Sanitation Workers.

After passing the physical exam, candidates must pass a pre-employment medical exam, a background check, and a driver's license check.

Requirements

To take the exam you MUST:

• Be at least 17 ½ years old
  

By the date of your appointment you MUST:

• Be at least 21 years old (required to drive interstate)
• Have a high school diploma or GED
• Have a valid New York State Commercial Driver's License Class A or B with the required endorsements and restriction
• Pass a physical test
• Meet medical guidelines
• Pass a drug and alcohol screening
• Live within the five boroughs of New York City or in Nassau or Westchester counties