Optometrist
Listed compensation
$142k-$160k
The week · per this posting
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Job Description
Company Description
Love What You Do — And Where You Do It
We’re reimagining what a career in optometry should look like. Think less burnout, more balance. Less micromanagement, more autonomy. Less routine, more purpose!
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
- Thrive personally and professionally with a team that values what matters most.
- Rewarding compensation
- Competitive salary with bonus potential (not tied to sales)
- Sign-on bonus options or student loan repayment support for select locations
- License reimbursement and malpractice insurance included
- Continuing education hours provided annually through our all-expense-paid CE Symposium
- A Smarter Way to Work
No on-call shifts. No late nights. Ever
- Flexible schedules designed around your life and priorities
- Generous paid time off, paid holidays, paid life insurance, and paid parental leave
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and retirement benefits with employer match
- Freedom to Lead, Room to Grow
- Practice with clinical autonomy, supported by a collaborative team
- Step into leadership roles, or develop into them—we’ll back your vision every step of the way
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.
Salary Range: $548.00 - $615.00 per day
Compensation: USD 548.00 - USD 615.00 - 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 25% in Optometry — ranked against 1,810 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, 96 active listings.
Of the 40 active Optometrist listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 70% have no call, 85% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Connecticut is 103.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$151k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $146k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Connecticut clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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- No call
- No nights
Living in Wallingford
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $441k
- Typical market rent
- $1,995/mo
- State income tax
- Up to 7%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.