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Santa Fe, New Mexico

Optometrist

OptometristFull-Time

Listed compensation

$160k-$180k

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Job Description

Become a Hero and join us on our mission to help underserved kids!

  • High salaries and monthly bonus potential
  • Signing bonus and relocation assistance
  • Medical, dental, vision insurance, 401K & more
  • Paid vacation & holidays
  • Paid malpractice
  • CE stipend

Adventure Dental, Vision, & Orthodontics in Santa Fe, NM, is currently seeking an Optometrist to provide preventive and restorative eye care for all patients, diagnosing and treating vision-related symptoms, as well as instructing staff on how to assist in patient treatment. This position will report to the Vice President of Optometric Services.

Pay range: $160K-$180K/yr

Job Responsibilities

  • Deliver high-quality care and service by responding promptly to patient, caregiver, and team needs
  • Examine patients, diagnose diseases, and effectively treat and perform all necessary procedures
  • Provide comprehensive professional vision treatment plans to help them achieve optimal vision health, using accepted clinical and diagnostic techniques
  • Build a community within the practice that fosters teammate satisfaction and retention by developing strategies to achieve organizational goals, being available to staff, accepting feedback from others, developing subordinates’ skills, and encouraging growth
  • Arrange for referral to vision specialists when appropriate
  • Prepare a doctor case file including medical history, informing patients on general care and health of eyes at regular time intervals, and staying informed on the latest vision treatment techniques

Job Qualifications

  • State optometry license in good standing
  • Strong interest in working with children
  • Ability to acquire or maintain Medicaid Provider number and NPI number
  • Attention to detail and ability to handle a diverse workload
  • Ability to multi-task and complete tasks correctly and on time

In addition to the job description, you will be asked to perform other duties that support the business and our mission.

Key Responsibilities

The Optometrist will provide preventive and restorative eye care, including diagnosing and treating vision-related symptoms for pediatric patients. They are also responsible for instructing staff and maintaining accurate medical case files.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a state optometry license in good standing and have a strong interest in working with children. The ability to acquire a Medicaid Provider number and NPI number is also required.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient examinationDisease diagnosisVision treatment planningClinical diagnosticsPediatric eye careCase file managementStaff instructionMulti-tasking

Optometry Career Context

Of the 42 active Optometry listings this role was benchmarked against, 64% have no call, 48% require no weekends.

Optometry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Optometry by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$160k–$180kOptometry median $159k (middle half $149k–$175k)199 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$184k in purchasing powerNew Mexico index 92.2 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Optometry listings in New Mexico14 active2,004 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 64% no call · 48% no weekends42 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 32% state a sign-on bonus (median $20k) · 9% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Optometry listings495 in the last 30 days468 the 30 days before (+6%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Optometry pay trend+3.1% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Optometrist Jobs

7 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

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$165k-180k
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$196k

Annual compensation range

Work-Life Balance Distribution

7 jobs
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Higher = better work-life balance

#1

Optometrist, Float

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$121k-$196k
#2

Optometrist

Visionworks · Tucson, Arizona

$130k-$170k
#3

Optometrist

$130k-$165k
#4

Optometrist, FT (PC) - Short Pump

$133k-$164k
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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 1.5
Better work-life than 20% of Optometry listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,003 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Hero Practice Services

Hospitals and Health Care
Colorado Springs, Colorado
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

High salaries and monthly bonus potential
Signing bonus
Relocation assistance
Medical, dental, vision insurance
401K
Paid vacation & holidays
Paid malpractice
CE stipend

Living in Santa Fe

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$581k≈ 3.6× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,956/mo≈ 15% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
98.8
State income tax
Up to 5.9%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Santa Fe, NM metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.