Roosevelt Island Residents, Are You Interested In Job With NYC Sanitation Department? Filing Period For Sanitation Worker Exam June 8 To 28, Civil Service Job Can Change Your Life Says NYC Mayor Eric Adams

The NYC Sanitation Department announced today:

Today, Mayor Eric Adams, the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY), and the NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) announced that the filing period for the next Sanitation Worker exam will run from June 8 to June 28 and encouraged all interested in the opportunity to register.

“The lifetime of service to our City that has taken me to where I am today began when I took a civil service exam. It was one of the best decisions I ever made – it changed my life forever, and in these difficult times, it can do the same for so many of the women and men of our neighborhoods. Show your strength by stepping up to be one of New York's Strongest,” said Mayor Eric Adams....

From 6/8-6/28, New Yorkers can go to https://t.co/wYzwUKlckL and sign up to take the test for the best job in the City - but New York's Strongest needs all the strongest. We hope anyone interested will come work with us, for their community, for their family, and for themselves. https://t.co/6a7vAdOfcJ pic.twitter.com/I1HbwNYDMV

— Joshua Goodman | יהושע גוטמאן | 高文 (@jshgdmn) June 7, 2022

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Learn more about the NYC Sanitation Department from this post including interview with Commissioner Jessica Tisch.

Update 6/9 - According to a Sanitation Department spokesperson: 

... The current starting salary of a Sanitation Worker is $40,622 per year, and the current labor agreement provides for periodic increases to $83,465 following the completion of 5 1/2 years of service. In addition to the basic annual wages, Sanitation Workers may also earn differential payments based on their specific assignment, as well as overtime pay.

While many Sanitation Workers pick up trash and recycling, there are other functions carried out by the position, including operating mechanical brooms, cleaning open lots, removing CFC from appliances, as well as other functions around the Department. Additionally, all Workers help operate salt spreaders and plows during snow operations....

Learn more about A Day In The Life of a NYC Sanitation worker from this video series.