Optometrist
Listed compensation
$147k-$168k
The week · per this posting
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Job Description
Company Description
Work when it works for you.
This is a great opportunity for a skilled, personable optometrist who wants to earn additional income while enjoying maximum flexibility. Whether you’re balancing another role, family life, or easing into retirement, this position lets you choose when — and how — you work.
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
- Competitive daily rate, with bonus potential (not tied to sales)
- Malpractice coverage and retirement benefits with employer match
- Paid sick time and personal financial wellness and planning services
- A Smarter Way to Work
No on-call shifts. No late nights. Ever
- Flexible schedules designed around your life and priorities
- 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
- Opportunities for professional growth as you expand your expertise
Qualifications
- Licensed (or eligible) to practice Optometry in the state where you’ll practice
- Additional Information
- For more information, please visit the website.
We are an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.
Salary Range: $566.00 - $646.00 per day
Compensation: USD 566.00 - USD 646.00 - daily
Key Responsibilities
Deliver full-scope primary eye care, including expert exams and treatments, while educating patients on eye health and prevention. Lead with compassion to build a positive, patient-first culture within a collaborative team environment.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Optometrist at National Vision a 7.5 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Optometry — ranked against 2,008 active Optometry listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no night shifts.
Optometry Career Context
National Vision holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 85/100, 112 active listings.
In New York, the Optometry weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$151k (93 salary observations; 362 listings), vs ~$152k nationally (626 salary observations; 4,660 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-02-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 7.5 / 10 · top 10% in optometry | ranked against 2,008 Optometry listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $147k–$168k | Optometry median $155k (middle half $149k–$168k)34 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| New York vs national | $151k median in New York | $152k nationally (−1%)93 state / 626 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$146k in purchasing power | New York index 107.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Optometry listings in New York | 116 active | 2,006 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 5% remote · 80% no call · 33% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | sign-on bonus | New York healthcare professional listings: 9% state a sign-on bonus · 3% offer loan repayment117 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Optometry listings | 598 in the last 30 days | 472 the 30 days before (+27%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Optometry pay trend | +3.1% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
| National Vision | silver tier, 85/100 | Top Employers work-life index112 active listings |
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