
Office Assistant 1 Keyboarding, G-6 (NY HELPS)
Albany, NYFull-time$38–47K/yrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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Job overview
The Office Assistant 1 Keyboarding performs entry-level clerical and office support work for agency programs. Duties may include data entry, transaction processing, recordkeeping, retrieving and compiling information, basic arithmetic, inventory functions, keyboarding, document preparation, telephone answering, form completion, customer assistance, and preparing or assisting with reports and visual materials. Appointment may be available through NY HELPS, transfer, reinstatement, or 55-b/c eligibility pathways.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
Qualifications
Benefits
Full job description
NY HELPS Yes
55-b/c Eligible Yes
Agency Motor Vehicles, Department of
Title Office Assistant 1 Keyboarding, G-6 (NY HELPS)
Occupational Category Clerical, Secretarial, Office Aide
Salary Grade 06
Bargaining Unit ASU - Administrative Services Unit (CSEA)
Salary Range From $37862 to $46843 Annually
Employment Type Full-Time
Appointment Type Permanent
Internship No
Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class
Travel Percentage 0%
Workweek Mon-Fri
Hours Per Week 37.5
Workday
From 7:30 AM
To 4:30 PM
Flextime allowed? No
Mandatory overtime? No
Compressed workweek allowed? No
Telecommuting allowed? No
County Albany
Street Address 6 Empire State Plaza
Albany - NY, United States (USA), 12228
City Albany
State NY
Zip Code 12228
Duties Description As an Office Assistant 1 Keyboarding, you would perform entry-level clerical and office support work, including data entry, processing transactions and maintaining records, in a variety of organizational settings, to meet the requirements of agency programs. Examples of your duties may include: data entry, records keeping; retrieving and compiling information; performing basic arithmetic calculations; and inventory functions; keyboarding and other document preparation tasks; answering telephones; completing forms; answering questions or otherwise assisting customers; or creating or assisting in the preparation of reports, charts, graphs, and tables.
Minimum Qualifications To be eligible for appointment, candidates must meet one of following conditions as detailed below:NY HELPS*:There are no minimum education or experience requirements for this title.Transfer:One year of permanent, contingent-permanent, or 55 B/C service allocated to a Grade 5 or higher eligible for transfer and deemed administrative under Section 52.6 of the Civil Service Law; OR in a title approved for transfer under Section 70.1 of Civil Service Law. The transfer cannot be a second consecutive transfer resulting in an advancement of more than two salary grades.Reinstatement:If you previously served in this title or in a title otherwise transferable to this title, you may be reinstated pursuant to Civil Service Law. If you left state service less than one year ago, the reinstatement request from a state agency will usually be approved by the Department of Civil Service. If you left state service more than one year ago, the reinstatement must also be approved by the Civil Service Commission.55b/c Appointment:This position is eligible for 55b/c designation and candidates with 55 b/c eligibility are encouraged to apply. Candidates must possess the minimum qualifications and a current 55b/c eligibility letter. For 55 b/c consideration, candidates must satisfy at least one of the Open Competitive qualifications listed.*This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply. At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.
Additional Comments Hours of the position will be discussed at the time of interview, including questions regarding Flextime, AWS/Compressed work week and Telecommuting.There are many benefits to working for the DMV! Including:o Paid Leaveo Paid Holidayso Pensiono Health Insuranceo Dental & Vision Coverageo Flex Spendingo Voluntary 457B Retirement Saving Programo Health Care Spending Accounto Tuition Assistance Programs o Public Service Loan Forgiveness Programo Transportation Savings Programo Employee Assistance Programs For additional information about the benefits of being a state employee, visit the Office of Employee Relations website at https://oer.ny.gov/employee-benefit-programs.The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is committed to being a model employer for people with disabilities. DMV’s commitment includes ensuring that the recruitment, application, interviewing and hiring processes are accessible to all job applicants. If you are a job applicant who may need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please contact [email protected] is committed to diversity and equal opportunity, and to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace, and we encourage all qualified individuals to apply, including people with disabilities or any other protected category under the law. Our goal as an employer is to reflect the diverse identities, experiences and geographies of the communities and customers we serve.
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Name DMV Hiring
Telephone
Fax
Email Address [email protected]
Address
Street 6 Empire State Plaza
Albany - NY, United States (USA), 12228
City Albany
State NY
Zip Code 12228
Notes on Applying Send a cover letter, referencing the Vacancy ID noted at the top of this posting, along with your clear and concise resume stating your current Civil Service title, if applicable, and indicating how you believe you meet the qualifications for appointment.Please note: Candidates applying from outside DMV may be asked for their Social Security number to verify NYS employment history and transfer eligibility.
How this job compares
Set against the 917 open Clerical jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$38–47K/yr
- New York median$43–50K/yr46 salary ranges
- US median$41–49K/yr91 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $42K, is 7% below the New York median midpoint ($46K) — in the lowest quarter of Clerical salary ranges in New York.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 178 open Clerical jobs in New York and 917 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
- New York State Civil Service (this employer)20 open
- University of Rochester10 open
- City of New York8 open
- Experience
- Clerical postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (342 postings).
- Education
- 4 of the 917 open Clerical jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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