Candidates who reside in a school district which, for civil service purposes is administered by the Erie county Personnel Commissioner, but who are not legal residents of Erie County may apply for this examination. However, they will be certified for appointment only in the school district in which they are legal residents. Preference in certification may be granted to candidates who were legal residents of that school district for four months preceding the date of the written test and who are legal residents of the same school district at the time of appointment.
Salaries vary among the school districts.
A medical examination may be required before appointment. These questions are designed to test a candidate's ability to file material accurately in alphabetic order. The candidate is required to read, compare, check, reorder, and count letters and numbers following specific directions for each question. Knowledge of the alphabet and the ability to count are required. These questions are designed to test a candidate's ability to perform common record keeping tasks.