The salary range indicated in this announcement is based on the Employee/Employer retirement compensation schedule. An employer-only option is available at a reduced salary range. Generally, salaries start at the lowest level of a step 1 and increase with each year of service to the highest level of a step 10.

For more information on benefit and retirement programs, please see the sections below.
In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.

Motor Vehicle Inspectors check public vehicle identification numbers (VIN) and compare those to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards Labels (FMVSS) and confidential vehicle identification numbers (CVIN), and provide VIN assignments to vehicles that are homemade or where the number has been damaged, removed or obliterated. Incumbents research vehicle ownership through State-owned programs and/or the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) or other entities, and perform a variety of safety inspections to enforce the laws and regulations specified in chapters 482, 484, and 486 of the NRS.

Incumbents perform in a trainee capacity and acquire the knowledge, skills and abilities required in this occupation. This position is located in Elko in our Field Services Division. Under direct supervision, the incumbent performs vehicle inspection work by checking public and confidential vehicle identification numbers (VIN); assigning VINs to vehicles that are homemade or where the number has been damaged; researching vehicle ownership; performing a variety of safety inspections to enforce the laws and regulations specified in chapter 484 of the Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS); and performing other related duties as assigned. Under the authority of NRS 239B.010.1(b), the DMV utilizes NRS 205 as criteria to obtain an FBI fingerprint clearance on prospective employees. Persons offered employment in this position will be required to pay for this clearance. Any convictions pursuant to NRS 205 will disqualify any employee or vendor employee from obtaining access to the DMV Computer System.

Additionally, DMV shall not knowingly employ a person if they have been convicted of any of the felonies listed under the Real ID regulation, which includes Espionage, Sedition, Treason, Terrorism, Transportation Security Incident, Improper Transportation of a Hazardous Material, Unlawful Possession of Explosives, Murder, Making any Threat Concerning a Lethal Device, Racketeering. Additional Real ID criteria provides that the DMV shall not employ a person if they have been convicted of a felony within 7 years of their application or if an applicant was released from incarceration for one of these crimes within five years of their application including Unlawful Firearm Violations, Extortion, Fraud, Bribery, Smuggling, Immigration Violations, Distribution of Controlled Substances, Arson, Kidnapping, Rape or Sexual Abuse, Assault With Intent to Kill, Robbery, or Fraudulent Seaport Entry. The State of Nevada is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action in recruitment of its employees and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages. ***THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. QUALIFIED APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.***

In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements: