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The MTA thanks our veterans and active duty military members and their families for their service and their selfless sacrifice to our great country. At the MTA, we can show you how to continue serving your community.
Thank you for your service!
Thank you for your service!
Since 2014,
the MTA has hired over 1,800 service members.
We have hired veterans for a wide variety of positions including:
Maintenance Management
Transportation Management
Information Technology/Telecommunications/Cybersecurity
Procurement
Logistics/Warehousing
Enforcement/Safety
Skilled Trades – Electrical, Mechanical, Automotive, Heavy Equipment Repair, HVAC, Elevator/Escalator Repair, Machinist, Plumber, Masonry, Carpentry, Ironwork, Sheet-Metal work, etc.
Operational – Bus Operator, Train Operator, Locomotive Engineer, Track Worker, and Conductor
Our Benefits
Our Benefits
At the MTA, we honor our servicemen and women by offering the outstanding benefits
Exam filing fee waivers for those who actively served and received an honorable discharge
Additional points for qualified veterans on Civil Service exams
Paid Military Leave
Veteran Employee Resource Group
Pension buy-back for qualified military service
After you are appointed to the MTA,
Employees may be eligible to purchase active duty (not reserves) military service, not to exceed three years of such service, if the member was honorably discharged from the military.
The MTA offers paid military leave of up to 30 calendar days or 22 working days, whichever is greater, during one calendar year or in any one continuous leave.
The MTA also has an MTA Veteran Resource group. This group organizes events, provides information and networking opportunities to its members, and participates in charity programs.
The MTA offers veterans an examination fee waiver for U.S. Armed Forces service members who have served on full-time active duty, other than reserves and/or training.
For civil service examinations, the MTA offers veterans and disabled veterans additional points. *
Commercial Motor Vehicle Driving Experience in the Military or New York National Guard: If you are an active member or former member (discharged in the past year) of the military or New York National Guard and have experience driving a Commercial Motor Vehicle in the military or New York National Guard, you may be eligible for a waiver of the New York State commercial driving skills test through the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles. If you believe that you may be eligible for this waiver, you must apply for the waiver through the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles.
You may apply for a make-up test if you cannot take a scheduled because of an absence due to ordered military duty.
More information below:
More information below:
* For Veterans’ or Disabled Veterans’ Credit, you must meet the following requirements by the date of appointment or promotion:
a. Be a resident of New York State; and
b. Be a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence; and
c. Received an honorable discharge or release under honorable conditions from the Armed Forces of the United States. The “Armed Forces of the United States” means the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Coast Guard, including all components thereof, and the National Guard when in the service of the United States pursuant to call as provided by Law; and d. Have served on full-time active duty, other than active duty for training, in at least one of the following Time of War periods below:
Armed Forces of the United States during:
World War II (Dec 7, 1941 - Dec 31,1946); or
Korean Conflict (Jun 27, 1950 - Jan 31, 1955); or
Vietnam Conflict (Feb 28, 1961 - May 7, 1975); or
Persian Gulf Conflict (Aug 2, 1990 - to be determined).
OR
You must have received the armed forces expeditionary medal, navy expeditionary medal, or marine corps Expeditionary medal for:
Hostilities in Lebanon (Jun 1, 1983 - Dec 1, 1987); or
Hostilities in Grenada (Oct 23, 1983 - Nov 21, 1983);
OR
Hostilities in Panama (Dec 20, 1989 - Jan 31, 1990).
For Disabled Veterans’ Credit, in addition to a, b, c, and d, at the time the list is established, you must have been found to have a service connected disability incurred in a Time of War period listed above, which has been rated at least 10 percent by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (V.A.). If the V.A. has not certified the disability as permanent, it must have been rated at least 10 percent by a V.A. physician no more than one year prior to the date of filing your application or the date of establishment of the eligible list.Veterans’ or Disabled Veterans’ Credit should be requested at the time of application but MUST be requested before the date the eligible list is established. Claims for Veterans’ or Disabled Veterans’ Credit will not be processed once the eligible list is established. All claims for Veterans’ or Disabled Veterans’ Credit will be investigated and you will be required to produce documentation, such as discharge papers, to prove that you are eligible for the credit.All requests for Veterans’ or Disabled Veterans’ Credit must include your full name and Applicant ID (if known) or the last 4 digits of your Social Security Number (SSN), and the exam number and title. POINTS: Disabled veterans are entitled to receive ten additional points in anexamfor original appointment or five additional points in a promotion exam. Non-disabled veterans are entitled to receive five additional points in an exam for original appointment or two and one-half additional points in a promotion exam. Exception: If you were certified as a disabled veteran after using non-disabled Veterans’ Credit, please refer to https://www.cs.ny.gov/vetcredits/ for additional information.
Note:
1. You may use Veterans’ or Disabled Veterans’ Credit only once after January 1, 1951 for appointment or promotion from a City, State, or County civil service list from a jurisdiction within the State of New York. Note: See exception above.
2. Veterans’ or Disabled Veterans’ credit will be added only to the final score of those candidates who pass all tests associated with the examination.
3. Above is only a summary of necessary conditions; complete provisions are contained in statutory and/or decisional.
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