Driver License Examiner w​/CDL - Johnstown

Logged too many hours on the road and tired of traffic jams, deadlines, and high fuel costs? Missing time with friends and family? Join the Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Driver Licensing as a Driver License Examiner for CDL applicants. This role offers steady daytime hours, a reliable workweek, and the chance to stay close to home. Help ensure new drivers meet Pennsylvania safety standards while enjoying a better work-life balance and contributing to an important public service.

This role supports highway safety by conducting driver tests and reviewing identity documents to prevent fraud. It also helps customers with licensing needs at driver license centers.

• Conduct Tests: Administer knowledge, skills, and road tests for commercial and non-commercial applicants
• Review Documents: Check identification and legal documents to verify authenticity and prevent fraud
• Inspect Vehicles: Examine vehicles for proper mechanical safety features before conducting tests
• Assist Customers: Help applicants with licensing processes, renewals, transfers, and credential requirements
• Use Databases: Access systems to confirm identity, update records, and complete transactions
• Maintain Safety: Follow safety procedures and keep a clean, organized work area

• Full-time employment, 80 hours bi-weekly
• Work hours are 8:15 AM to 4:45 PM, Tuesday - Saturday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• Overtime and travel required as needed
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• One year of experience as a Driver License Examiner Assistant (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
• Two years of experience obtaining, evaluating, and providing information to the public.

• This position requires an active Pennsylvania non-commercial Class C Driver’s License or equivalent and twenty-one years of age at the time of application.
• This position requires no suspensions or revocations of a driver’s license during the five year period immediately preceding employment.
• All employees in this job hired after February 28, 2022, are required to obtain an active unrestricted Class M driver’s license within the first six months of employment or before the end of the probationary period and maintain it during employment.
• This position requires possession of an active Class A Pennsylvania Commercial Driver's License or equivalent with the following endorsements: P and N. The commercial driver license cannot have any of the following restrictions: E, L, N, O, or Z.

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

• This position requires the selected candidate to undergo and pass a Fingerprint and Name-Based Criminal History Check prior to employment.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law.

All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.