Driver's License Field Examiner 2026-01965

Driver License Field Examiner

The Wyoming Department of Transportation is seeking a Driver License Field Examiner to join our team in Cheyenne, Wyoming. This is a public-facing, customer service-focused role where you'll assist individuals by issuing , driver licenses, and commercial driver licenses, as well as administering written and road tests. You'll play a key role in helping customers navigate the licensing process while ensuring public safety.

Working in Cheyenne, Wyoming offers the best of both professional opportunity and quality of life. As the state capital, it provides stable careers, meaningful impact, and leadership opportunities, especially within state government, while maintaining a strong sense of community. With affordable living, short commutes, and easy access to outdoor recreation, Cheyenne allows you to build a rewarding career without sacrificing balance.

This position offers a $2,000 hiring bonus (eligibility details in notes section) and a total compensation package that includes comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance, paid vacation, sick leave, FMLA, and holidays, retirement - pension and 457B plans that help you build a secure future, and meaningful work that makes a difference for Wyoming communities, and much more!

Human Resource Contact:
Stacy Woita  or stacy.woita2

Essential functions include providing service to and interacting with the general public in a professional and courteous manner, receiving, reviewing, and issuing all types of licenses, permit, identification card, disabled placards, and concealed firearms permit applications, revisions, and renewals, determining applicants' eligibility for licensing by making inquiries and properly interpreting responses received through the state and national computer information systems, screening applicant's physical, mental, and visual abilities to safely operate motor vehicles per state and federal law, administering computer-assisted written and vision tests, or other tests to applicants, scheduling applicants for driving skills tests, administering driving skills test examinations, performing vehicle inspections prior to driving skills testing, advising applicants of suspensions, cancellations, and revocations, and advising how to reinstate their driving privileges, accurately entering, processing, tracking, and reviewing driver license and permit, identification card, disabled placard, and concealed firearms permit data into appropriate computer applications, databases, and systems, collecting appropriate fees for services and preparing receipts, researching and communicating information related to license and permit requirements to the general public, agency staff, law enforcement, courts, other states, and government and elected officials, answering questions and explaining licensing and permit requirements, accurately interpreting driving record data, and supplying information regarding license and permit processing, policies, and procedures.

Preferences include knowledge of Driver Services operations manual, rules and regulations, knowledge of pertinent federal policies and procedures, as well as state statutes, knowledge of the Driver License Information System, and knowledge of detecting fraudulent documents. Knowledge includes examiner procedural manual, rules and regulations, pertinent federal policies and procedures, as well as state statutes, the Driver License Information System, and detecting fraudulent documents.

Minimum qualifications include an associate's degree (typically in business) and 0-2 years of progressive work experience (typically in business) or 2-4 years of progressive work experience (typically in business). Certificates, licenses, registrations: none.

Necessary special requirements include travel to various WYDOT locations. Notes include FLSA: non-exempt, applicants must pass an FBI fingerprint check, successful applicant will be subjected to a thorough background investigation, the Wyoming Department of Transportation is a drug-free workplace, E-Verify: WYDOT uses E-Verify, an internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States, a valid driver license is required for position, travel expenses are reimbursed according to state policy, and qualifying eligibility and criteria for the hiring bonus include temporary employees accepting a full-time position, current employees accepting a promotional opportunity - recruitment must have been opened to the public, one year of service to WYDOT must be completed;

failure to complete this requirement will forfeit the hiring incentive, funds will be recouped from final pay, internal candidates would be required to remain in the position for a minimum of one (1) year from their promotion date, and employees would only be eligible for one (1) hiring bonus in a 12-month period.