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National Vision
Sewell, New Jersey

Optometrist

OptometristIncludes weekendsPart-Time

Listed compensation

$149k-$165k

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Job Description

Company Description

Short Sundays. Full Pay.

Work a shorter day, keep full pay, and still enjoy the rest of your Sunday. This flexible role is ideal for optometrists who want to supplement their schedule and income — while keeping personal time sacred. You’ll join a supportive, cheerful team and use modern tools and workflows that make your time in clinic efficient, productive, and rewarding.

At our practice, you’re more than an optometrist — you’re a trusted partner in eye care. We’ve built an environment where compassion, innovation, and your well-being come first.

What You’ll Find Here

  • Supportive, collaborative culture
  • Advanced technology for excellent patient care
  • Flexible schedules for better work-life balance
  • Leadership and growth opportunities
  • A genuine focus on you — your goals, your life, your success
  • Rewarding compensation
  • Full-day pay for a shorter Sunday schedule
  • Malpractice coverage and retirement benefits with employer match
  • Paid sick time and personal financial wellness and planning services
  • Flexible scheduling - pick up Sunday shifts or set consistent days
  • Travel reimbursement that meets policy guidelines

Job Description

You’ll deliver full-scope primary eye care with the support of a dedicated, cheerful team that allows you to focus on what you do best: providing excellent, personalized patient care.

Here’s What You Can Expect

  • Deliver warm, high-quality care through expert exams and treatment
  • Educate and empower patients on eye health and prevention
  • Lead with compassion and build a positive, patient-first culture

Freedom to practice at your comfort level, whether your interests include contact lenses, myopia management, or ocular disease

Qualifications

  • Licensed (or eligible) to practice Optometry in the state where you’ll practice
  • Additional Information
  • For more information, please visit the website.

Salary Range: $572.00 - $635.00 per day

Compensation: USD 572.00 - USD 635.00 - daily

Key Responsibilities

Deliver full-scope primary eye care through expert exams and personalized patient treatment. Educate patients on eye health and prevention while maintaining a positive, patient-first culture.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Eye health educationOcular disease managementClinical workflows

Optometry Career Context

National Vision holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 85/100, 114 active listings.

Of the 50 active Optometry listings this role was benchmarked against, 90% have no call, 24% require no weekends.

Optometry by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$149k–$165kOptometry median $159k (middle half $150k–$175k)209 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$144k in purchasing powerNew Jersey index 108.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Optometry listings in New Jersey65 active2,068 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 90% no call · 24% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS healthcare professional listings: 35% state a sign-on bonus (median $20k) · 10% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Optometry listings675 in the last 30 days371 the 30 days before (+82%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Optometry pay trend+3.8% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
National Visionsilver tier, 85/100Top Employers work-life index114 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Optometrist Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

28 jobs · 9 employers
10
<$165k
8
$165k-175k
6
$175k-185k
2
$185k-195k
2
$195k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

38 jobs · 9 employers
401k / retirement match
100% this job
Sign-on bonus
82%
Loan repayment
58%
CME allowance
58%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Part-Time Optometrist | Outpatient Clinic SettingContract

Comprehensive Mobile Care · Grants, New Mexico

$1,200/day
#2

Optometrist

National Vision · Phillipsburg, New Jersey

$154k-$172k
#3

Optometrist

$151k-$168k
#4

Optometrist

$151k-$168k
+ 48 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 2.8
Better work-life than 50% of Optometry listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,990 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends
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About National Vision

Retail
Alpharetta, GA
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Malpractice Coverage
Retirement Benefits with Employer Match
Paid Sick Time
Personal Financial Wellness and Planning Services
Travel Reimbursement
Full-Day Pay for Shorter Sunday Schedule

Living in Sewell

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$400k
Typical market rent
$2,474/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.6
State income tax
Up to 10.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.