Weights and Measures Specialist 1 or Trainee (NY HELPS)

Weights and Measures Specialist 1, SG-18 or Trainee (NY HELPS)

Posting Dates: July 6, 2026 - July 16, 2026

The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets is seeking a Weights and Measures Specialist 1 or Trainee to work in Suffolk County. The Weights & Measures Specialist 1 or Trainee is assigned to specific geographic areas of the State to supervise municipal weights and measures officials in the inspection and testing of commercial weighing and/or measuring device; plan and conduct comprehensive on-site audits of municipal weights and measures programs to advise management if established policies and procedures are working effectively and efficiently; inspect and test classes of commercial devices that are not generally tested by municipal officials, such as liquefied petroleum gas truck meters, large capacity commercial scales, highway Weigh in Motion direct enforcement sensors, and aircraft refueling meters; obtain petroleum samples at wholesale facilities and investigate and enforce actions against terminals with sample failures; and train municipal officials in obtaining retail petroleum samples and assist them in investigation and enforcement actions against retail stations with sample failures. The incumbent may also serve as liaison and technical resource between the Division and municipal weights and measures programs and private industry and assess the training needs of municipal programs to coordinate and provide the training.

This position can be based out of your home and requires travel within an assigned region. This position is perfect for a self-driven candidate who wants autonomy over their schedule, the ability to work from home, and enjoys working outside the office setting.

The Weights and Measures Specialist 1 or Trainee is a full-time position working 40 hours per week, Monday-Friday.

The starting salary for the Weights and Measures Specialist Trainee 1 is $53,764 per year, and the hiring salary for the PEF salary grade (SG) 14. This position requires the completion of a two-year traineeship. After successful completion of the first year of the traineeship, the appointee will advance without further examination to the Trainee 2 level SG-16 (starting salary of $59,994). Completion of the second year of the traineeship will result in permanent advancement to the Weights and Measures Specialist 1, SG-18 (starting salary of $66,951) without further examination. Candidates may be eligible for appointment directly to the Trainee 2 or full performance level.

The full title Weights and Measures Specialist position is in the PEF Salary Grade (SG) 18. The starting salary of the PEF SG-25 is $66,951 per year.

The candidate appointed at the Weights and Measures Specialist 1, SG-18 level, will be eligible to participate in the New York State Performance Evaluation Program. Through this program, employees receive yearly performance evaluations. Performance advances are payable to PEF employees whose base annual salary is below the job rate for their current position and who were rated "Satisfactory" or its equivalent on their yearly performance evaluation. Performance advance payments are added to an employee's annual salary. Over time, yearly performance advances may lead to the SG-18 job rate salary of $85,138 per year.

Employees that work in New York City, Nassau, Rockland, Suffolk and Westchester counties receive an additional downstate pay adjustment of $4,000 per year.

This is a PEF-represented position offering a comprehensive and valuable benefits package. You'll benefit from cost-effective health insurance options, fully covered dental and vision care, participation in the secure New York State Pension Plan, and ample paid time off. Your first year includes 5 personal days, 13 vacation days, 13 sick days, and 13 paid holidays – providing excellent work–life balance. Explore additional advantages with programs such as the Deferred Compensation Plan, Flex Spending Account, and NY's 529 College Savings Program. For comprehensive details on these programs, please visit the New York State Office of Employee Relations website.

As a New York State employee, you could potentially qualify to participate in the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) – the program forgives the remaining balance on your direct student loans after you have made 120 qualifying monthly payments under an accepted repayment plan and while working full-time for the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets or another eligible employer.

NY HELPS Minimum Qualifications:

NY HELPS Qualifications: Either 1: Four years of experience enforcing weights and measures laws and regulations and inspecting and testing of devices and packaged commodities; inspecting, testing, and repairing commercial weighing or measuring devices and/or industrial weighing or measuring devices with appropriate specifications and tolerances; inspecting and testing both quality and quantity of packaged or manufactured goods using precision scales/balances and/or other precision measuring equipment, performing data reductions, and assessing compliance of the results with appropriate specifications and tolerances; and conducting chemical or physical analyses using precision scales/balances and/or other precision measuring equipment, performing data reduction, and assessing compliance of results with the appropriate specifications and tolerances.

Or 2: An associate degree, including at least 24 semester credit hours in specialized courses related to physical sciences, electronic sciences, or mathematics can substitute for two years of specialized experience; a bachelor’s degree, including at least 24 semester credit hours in specialized courses related to physical sciences, electronic sciences, or mathematics can substitute for four years of experience; a master’s degree, including at least 24 semester credit hours in specialized courses related to physical sciences, electronic sciences, or mathematics can substitute for five years of experience; and a doctorate including at least 24 semester credit hours in specialized courses related to physical sciences, electronic sciences, or mathematics can substitute for six years of experience.

Advanced Placement: If you meet the minimum qualifications and have an additional one year of experience in weights and measures you may be appointed to the Weights and Measures Specialist Trainee 2. This will reduce the traineeship time by one year. If you meet the minimum qualifications and have an additional two years of experience in the areas listed above, you may be appointed to the full performance title, Weights and Measures Specialist 1, Grade 18. You must inform the hiring agency of this additional experience at the time of interview.

Examples of Acceptable Experience

• Enforcing weights and measures laws and regulations and inspecting and testing of devices and packaged commodities.
• Inspecting, testing, and repairing commercial weighing or measuring devices and/or industrial weighing or measuring devices with appropriate specifications and tolerances.
• Inspecting and testing both quality and quantity of packaged or manufactured goods using precision scales/balances and/or other precision measuring equipment, performing data reductions, and assessing compliance of the results with appropriate specifications and tolerances.
• Conducting chemical or physical analyses using precision scales/balances and/or other precision measuring equipment, performing data reduction, and assessing compliance with the appropriate specifications and tolerances.

NY HELPS Program: 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 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.

Alternate Minimum Qualifications: You may also be eligible for appointment to this position if you meet any of the following minimum qualifications.

Reassignment Qualifications: You must be a current Department of Agriculture and Markets employee and have one year of permanent, contingent-permanent, or 55 b/c service as a Weights and Measures Specialist Trainee 1, NS, Weights and Measures Specialist Trainee 2, NS and Weights and Measures Specialist 1, G-18; if you have less than one year, you must be reachable on the current eligible list for this location if one exists.

70.4 Transfer Qualifications to Weights and Measures Specialist Trainee 1, NS: Applicants may be appointed to this position permanently if they have one year of permanent, competitive service in a Grade 11 title or higher. AND Either: 1. Four years of satisfactory weights & measures experience. 2. A bachelor’s degree which must include at least 24 semester credit hours in specialized courses related to physical sciences, electronic sciences, or mathematics. 3. An associate’s degree, including at least 24 semester credit hours in specialized courses related to physical sciences, electronic sciences, or mathematics, and two years of satisfactory weights and measures experience.

Reinstatement Under Rule 5.4: Applicants may be appointed to this position permanently if they were previous permanent New York State employees who resigned their positions may be reinstated to their former positions, or to positions to which they were eligible for transfer or reassignment without further examination. Employees separated from their positions may be reinstated within one year of the date of their separation. Employees separated from their positions who have also been separated from state service for more than one year may be reinstated upon approval by the state Civil Service Commission.

55-b/c Qualifications: Applicants may be appointed to this position permanently if they meet these qualifications: Either 1. four years of satisfactory weights & measures experience; 2. An associate’s degree which must include 24 semester credit hours in specialized courses related to physical sciences, electronic sciences, or mathematics, AND two years of satisfactory full-time experience in satisfactory weights and measures experience; 3. A bachelor’s degree which must include 24 semester credit hours in specialized courses related to physical sciences, electronic sciences, or mathematics.

These positions require extensive travel. Appointees must either possess at the time of appointment and continuously thereafter a valid driver’s license to operate a motor vehicle in New York State and have access to a motor vehicle when necessary or otherwise demonstrate their capacity to meet the regular transportation requirements in carrying out their field work responsibilities. Additionally, appointees are required to travel out-of-state for overnight trips on occasion due to ongoing training commitments.

Physical/Medical Requirements: Your physical and medical condition will be evaluated to ensure that you are able to satisfactorily perform the duties of this position with or without reasonable accommodation. A complete statement of the physical and medical standards is available at A medical examination will be required prior to appointment, and you are responsible for payment of the clinical laboratory test fee. Appointees to this position may be required to undergo periodic medical examinations to reassess their ability to perform the essential duties of the position. Eligibles will be called to the physical/medical screening in score order as needed to fill existing and anticipated vacancies.

Additional Position Information: Division: Weights and Measures
Negotiating Unit: PEF
Location: Suffolk County
Number of Vacancies: One
Status of Vacancy: Full-time; Permanent
Jurisdictional Class: Competitive
Civil Service List(s): Eligible List Exists

New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets