Optometrist OD - Full Time or Part Time
Listed compensation
$160K - $200K
Listing transparency3 of 6 stated
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time or Part-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- No weekends
Job Description
Full Time or Part Time Optometrist position in Manhattan, KS.
We are looking to bring on a Full Time or Part Time Optometrist to join our Private Optometry Office located in Manhattan, Kansas!
We are a well established Private Optometry Practice that specializes in treating Adult and Children patients.
- Full Time or Part Time Position is Available!
- We offer flexibility with our schedule!
- Practice Hours are: Monday - Friday: 9am - 6pm
- Closed on the weekends!
Our Compensation is: $160K - $200K per year + Full Benefit Package.
Requirements
- Active/Eligible Kansas Optometrist license.
- 1 year or more of previous Optometry experience is preferred but not required.
- New Grads OK!
Benefits
Full Benefit Package including Medical, Dental, Vacation, PTO, 401K Plan, Etc.
Key Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive optometric care to both adult and pediatric patients in a private practice setting. Manage daily clinical operations during scheduled office hours from Monday through Friday.
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Optometrist OD - Full Time or Part Time at Confidential Employer a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Optometry — ranked against 1,755 active Optometry listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Optometry Career Context
Of the 40 active Optometry listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 83% have no call, 75% require no weekends.
Optometry pay on WeekdayDoc is down 4.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Kansas is 90.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$180k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $200k in an average-cost state. 61.0% of Kansas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Listing-based score
Top 25% in Optometry
- No weekends
Living in Manhattan
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $268k
- Typical market rent
- $1,338/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 17 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 90.2
- State income tax
- Up to 5.7%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Manhattan, KS metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.