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TRAFFIC ENUMERATOR

Code: 04185@ Local Non-Competitive

Traffic Enumerator is non-competitive, meaning the state checks your education and experience against the spec instead of ranking you on a test.

The one gate is a valid NJ driver's license.

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Official job specification

The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.

Definition

Under direction makes traffic counts, checks buses, and assists in compiling traffic reports; does other related duties as required.

Examples of work

  • Counts vehicle and pedestrian traffic during a specified period at a designated location.
  • Counts and records, using tabulating forms, the number of trucks and passenger vehicles, the State of registration, and the direction of traffic.
  • Checks number and types of buses.
  • Checks routes on which buses operate.
  • Makes observations to determine if buses load and unload properly.
  • Rides buses to note operation with reference to speed, pickup and discharge of passengers, and other regulations pertaining to observance of laws.
  • Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office or related units.

License

Appointees must possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey.

Knowledge, skills and abilities

  • Ability to understand, remember, and carry out oral and written instructions.
  • Ability to record and tabulate numerical data.
  • Ability to note and record visual observations.
  • Ability to prepare statistical and other reports.
  • Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office or related units.
  • Ability to read, write, speak, understand and communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
  • Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long s they can perform the essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.

Note

The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.

The responsibility for ensuring that employees possess the required motor vehicle license, commensurate with the class and type of vehicles they operate, rests with the Appointing Authority.