Optometrist
Compensation
Pay not listed
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Come join our friendly and professional Optometric Group
Great work environment - Great Staff! -
Eyeland Optical is a family-owned practice with their mission being exceptional patient experience and promote long term relationships with our patients and employees. The chosen Optometrist will be responsible to evaluate the patient's visual system, examining eye health, and other parts of the visual pathway. They will provide a diagnosis and treatment for visual problems. The Optometrist will also prescribe eyeglasses and/or contact lenses, as needed.
At our practice, a third party handles all administrative tasks, no headaches with medical billing/coding, credentialing, following up with insurances, etc.
We have comprehensive equipment to take care of your patient's primary care needs. Independent, friendly, professional staff who are highly trained in caring for patients before and after they see the doctor. This includes support with extensive preliminary testing, contact lens care and fittings, and much more.
Requirements
- PA license from the State Board of Optometry
- Graduate from an American Optometric Association approved school of Optometry and National Board Certification
- Experience as a licensed Optometrist preferred, but will consider new graduate
- DPA (Diagnostic Pharmaceutical Agents) certified
- TPA (Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agents) certified
All Replies Confidential
Key Responsibilities
The Optometrist is responsible for evaluating the visual system and diagnosing and treating visual problems. They will also prescribe eyeglasses and contact lenses while collaborating with a professional support staff.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Optometrist at Eyeland Optical Centers a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Optometry — ranked against 2,038 active Optometry listings on WeekdayDoc.
Optometry Career Context
In Pennsylvania, the Optometry weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$132k (33 salary observations; 271 listings), vs ~$152k nationally (652 salary observations; 5,043 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-02-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Optometry listings this role was benchmarked against, 76% have no call, 32% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 8.0 / 10 · top 5% in optometry | ranked against 2,038 Optometry listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Optometry median $159k (middle half $150k–$175k)237 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Pennsylvania vs national | $132k median in Pennsylvania | $152k nationally (−13%)33 state / 652 national salary observations |
| Cost of living | Pennsylvania index 97.6 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Optometry listings in Pennsylvania | 119 active | 2,037 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 76% no call · 32% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Pennsylvania healthcare professional listings: 13% state a sign-on bonus · 2% offer loan repayment121 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Optometry listings | 614 in the last 30 days | 420 the 30 days before (+46%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Optometry pay trend | +3.8% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Top Optometrist Jobs
41 matches · ranked by paySalary Distribution
35 jobs · 15 employersAnnual compensation range
Benefits & Perks
32 jobs · 15 employersShare of similar jobs offering each benefit
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Optometrist
$85-$95/hrOptometrist, Sign On Bonus (Brookside Optometric Group)
$121k-$196kWork-life snapshot
Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,038 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
About Eyeland Optical Centers
Benefits & Perks
Living in Lehighton
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $288k
- Median resident rent
- $1,019/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 25 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 100.0
- State income tax
- Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.