Optometrist
Listed compensation
$143k-$155k
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: $551.00 - $595.00 per day
Compensation: USD 551.00 - USD 595.00 - daily
Key Responsibilities
Provide full-scope primary eye care, including examinations and treatment, and deliver personalized, high-quality patient care. Educate patients about eye health and prevention while contributing to a compassionate, patient-first practice.
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 25% in Optometry — ranked against 1,875 active Optometry listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no night shifts.
Optometry Career Context
National Vision holds gold-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 ~$148k (52 salary observations; 198 listings), vs ~$152k nationally (457 salary observations; 3,405 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-02-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 40 active Optometry listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 70% have no call, 50% require no weekends.
Optometry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$149k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $138k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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