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Careers at DMV
Employment Opportunities @ DMV
Welcome to the Department of Motor Vehicles employment opportunities page. The following links have been created to facilitate your employment search.
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Sacramento Workplace Excellence Leader (SWEL) Award
(Official news release link: www.sahra.org)
It gives me great pleasure to announce that last night, the Department of Motor Vehicles earned the prestigious SWEL Award, in the Large Government Organization category.
This award is a clear recognition of our employee focused commitment, as the DMV continues to emphasize career development and interpersonal improvement. The department continues to "drive change" through innovations in executive leadership, our award-winning program to hire and promote employees with disabilities and the fact that we have several active employee organizations celebrating the ethnic and cultural diversity of our workforce.
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Current Exam Announcements
- Open – Any candidate who meets the minimum qualifications may apply for these examinations, whether or not they are currently employed by the state.
- Open/Non-Promotional – Any candidate who meets the minimum qualifications may apply for these examinations, whether or not they are currently employed by the state. State employees will receive career credits on this exam
- Promotional – Any candidate who meets the minimum qualifications, and has eligibility as specified below, may apply for promotional examinations.
- A permanent civil service appointment with the California Department of Motor Vehicles, or
- Qualifies as a Veteran under Government Code Section 18991, or
- Qualifies as a Legislative or Executive Branch employee under Government Code sections 18990, or 18992 or 18993, or
- Qualifies as a former Department of Motor Vehicles employee under State Personnel Board Rule 235
The links below will take you to the following type of examination announcements which are in PDF format. To view and print the examination announcements and revisions, please click on the Exam Title listed below.
| Exam Title | Final Filing Date | Exam Type |
|---|---|---|
| Investigator, DMV (PDF) | CANCELLED | Open |
| Accountant Trainee (PDF) | SPB Online | Open |
| Associate Business Management Analyst (PDF) | SPB Online | Open |
| Associate Governmental Program Analyst (PDF) | SPB Online | Open |
| Associate Personnel Analyst (PDF) | SPB Online | Open |
| Staff Services Manager I (PDF) | SPB Online | Open |
| Staff Services Manager II (Supervisory) (PDF) | SPB Online | Open |
| Licensing Registration Examiner, DMV (PDF) | Varies by location | Open |
| Motor Vehicle Field Representative (PDF) | Varies by location | Open |
| Data Processing Manager II (PDF) | February 08, 2010 | Open |
| Data Processing Manager III (PDF) | February 08, 2010 | Promotional |
| Supervising Investigator I, DMV (PDF) | February 10, 2010 | Promotional |
| CEA 2, Chief, Business Management Branch (PDF) | February 11, 2010 | Open |
| Mailing Machines Operator II (PDF) | February 11, 2010 | Open |
| Manager IV, DMV (PDF) | February 17, 2010 | Promotional |
Vacancy Search
This is an alphabetical listing of job vacancies available for individuals who have civil service list eligibility, who are in a classification (position) that is transferable to the identified classification, or who have reinstatement rights for the identified classification. This link searches DMV only vacancies:
State Personnel Board listings of vacant DMV positions
Other Job Seeking Information Links:
- Class Specifications
- Employment Application Form
- State Personnel Board - The State Personnel Board's web site provides general information about California state jobs and detailed information on the civil service hiring process.