Motor Vehicle Clerk
Oswego County Human Resources Department
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Oswego County’s Clerks Office is hiring a Motor Vehicle Clerk to review and process transactions related to driver licensing and vehicle registration. The position may involve extensive travel throughout the county. Applicants must meet one of the stated education or clerical-experience paths and hold an appropriate New York State driver’s license or otherwise demonstrate they can meet the position’s transportation needs.
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OSWEGO COUNTY MOTOR VEHICLE CLERK The Oswego County Clerks Office has an immediate opening for a Motor Vehicle Clerk. This position involves the responsibility for reviewing and processing a variety of transactions related to the licensing of drivers of motor vehicles and the registration of vehicles. Qualifications: Completion of 30 semester credit hours; OR Graduation from high school or possession of an equivalency diploma and one (1) year of clerical experience; OR Two (2) years of clerical experience. SPECIAL REQUIREMENT: Possession of a valid New York State drivers license appropriate to the vehicles operated or otherwise demonstrate their ability to meet the transportation needs of the position. The job may involve extensive travel to all parts of the County. A State and Federal criminal background check, including fingerprinting, is required for this position and some criminal offenses may bar employment. A complete list of disqualifying criminal offenses is available upon request. This title has been approved to be filled without the need to take an exam for a limited period through the HELP Program. Candidates appointed permanently to this title will NOT need to take an exam and will remain in their position even when the HELP Program ends. Pay Rate: $19.81 per hour plus competitive benefit package including: health, life, dental and vision insurance; NYS Retirement; and Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. To Apply: Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Please visit our website to complete an online application or submit a paper application to the address below. Oswego County Human Resources Department 46 East Bridge Street Oswego, New York 13126 (315) 349-8209 Fax: (315) 349-8254 Email: [email protected] Web: www.oswegocounty.com/humanresources AA/EEO EMPLOYER
How this job compares
Set against the 924 open Clerical jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$19.81/hr
- New York median$19–22/hr107 hourly ranges
- US median$19–21/hr447 hourly ranges
This rate, $19.81/hr, is 3% below the New York median midpoint ($21/hr) — in the middle half of Clerical hourly ranges in New York.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 181 open Clerical jobs in New York and 924 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
- New York State Civil Service20 open
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Clerical postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (348 postings).
- Education
- 4 of the 924 open Clerical jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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