Key Data Operator

The State Personnel Board administers the Key Data Operator examination periodically, normally once a month, throughout the year. This examination is given on a first-come, first-served basis only. State Application Form 678 is not required for this test. The test is administered on a computer and is a performance examination weighted 100 percent. The entire process takes approximately thirty (30) minutes to complete.

Test Site:

State Personnel Board Testing Center
670 J STREET
SACRAMENTO, CA 95814

Test Times:

8:45 a.m., 9:45 a.m., 10:45 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., and 2:30 p.m.
NOTE: Each test session is limited to a maximum of 58 persons.

Test Dates:

October 27, 2008

November 24, 2008

December 22, 2008

NOTE: For future dates, please check this website periodically.

Checking-In at the Test Center

Normally, examination candidates arrive about 15 minutes early and wait outside near the Test Center entrance door. When the Test Center is ready for the next group of candidates, the Proctor will unlock the door and candidates must form a line. Candidates should have their photo identification ready.

Anyone who brings a cell phone, pager or any other electronic device, must turn off these items prior to entering the Test Center.

You must bring a valid picture ID, or two forms of signed ID, with you to the test. The test is ONLY given on the above available date(s) and time(s). There are NO EXCEPTIONS. With the increase of computers in our Computerized Test Lab, we rarely run out of test slots, however, it is possible that our testing facility capacity could reach its limit on any given test day.

Test Results

Key Data Operator examination results are scored and mailed to the candidate in approximately 2 to 4 weeks.

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For additional information, please call (916) 653-1502.