MTA Exams: updates, schedule and current open applications

Open Competitive and Promotional Opportunities:

Please, read the Notice of Examination before submitting the application.

Promotion to Bus Maintainer - Group A

• Exam No. 7708
• Agency: NYT

• Application period: 11/2/2026 - 11/28/2026 

  APPLY 

Car Inspector

• Exam No. 7612
• Agency: NYT

• Application period: 11/2/2026 - 11/28/2026 

  APPLY 

Transit Customer Service Specialist

• Exam No. 7609
• Agency: NYT

• Application period: 11/2/2026 - 11/14/2026 

  APPLY

Transit Management Analyst - Trainee

• Exam No. 7610
• Agency: NYT

• Application period: 11/2/2026 - 11/28/2026  

  APPLY 

Transit Railcar Tech Specialist

• Exam No. 7613
• Agency: NYT

• Application period: 11/2/2026 - 11/28/2026  

  APPLY

Bus Operator (New York City Transit) - Provisional

• Exam number: 6012
• Agency: NYT 
• Application period: 05/14/2026 - until filled
• CDL License or permit required. Please read the Job Description for details.
• New York City Transit Authority buses operate in Lower Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Staten Island. You are entitled to benefits and union representation. This is a civil service title, which follows the rules set forth by the NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS).
• This is a provisional position. To gain permanent status as a Bus Operator for New York City Transit, you must apply for the civil service examination, pass the competitive multiple-choice test and be appointed from the resulting list.
• APPLY

Bus Operator (MaBSTOA)

• Exam number: 6121
• Agency: MAB
• Application period: 03/04/2026 - until filled
• CDL License or permit required. Please read the Job Description for details.
• Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority (MaBSTOA), work out of seven depots to provide bus service throughout Upper Manhattan and the Bronx. You are entitled to benefits and union representation, but this is not a civil service title. MaBSTOA exams do not follow the rules set forth by the NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS).
• APPLY

Bus Operator (MTA Bus)

• Exam number: 6321
• Agency: MTB
• Application period: 03/04/2026 - until filled
• CDL License or permit required. Please read the Job Description for details.
• MTA Bus Company operates 44 local routes in the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens, 43 express bus routes between Manhattan, Bronx, and Brooklyn, and 3 Select Bus Service routes in Queens. You are entitled to benefits and union representation, but this is not a civil service title. MTA Bus Company exams do not follow the rules set forth by the NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS).
• APPLY

Provisional and Non-Civil service position:

Non-civil service and provisional positions