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National Vision
College Station, Texas

Optometrist

Optometrist 8.7 Work-LifeNo callNo nightsPart-Time

Compensation

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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.

Key Responsibilities

You will deliver full-scope primary eye care, including expert exams and treatments, while educating patients on eye health and prevention. You will also lead with compassion to foster a positive, patient-first culture within the practice.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Eye health educationOcular disease treatmentClinical exams

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Optometrist at National Vision a 8.7 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Optometry — ranked against 1,901 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, 111 active listings.

Of the 50 active Optometry listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 78% have no call, 40% require no weekends.

Optometry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top Optometrist Jobs

30 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution27 jobs · 15 employers

7
<$155k
10
$155k-175k
4
$175k-195k
4
$195k-215k
2
$215k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks24 jobs · 15 employers

401k / retirement match
88% this job
CME allowance
71%
Sign-on bonus
58%
Loan repayment
29%
Relocation assistance
8%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Managing Optometrist-West Nyack, NY- LensCrafters

EssilorLuxottica Group · West Nyack, New York

$159k-$222k
#2

Market Managing Optometrist- Westchester and Long Island, NY- LensCrafters brand

Luxottica of America · Scarsdale, New York

$159k–$222k
#3

Optometrist - Venice, FL

From $200k
#4

Optometrist (Dr. Tavel Family Eye Care) - Kokomo, IN

$140k-$200k
+ 28 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 8.7
Among the best 10% of Optometry listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,901 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • No nights

Living in College Station

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$301k
Typical market rent
$1,419/mo
Residents’ average commute
17 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
91.0
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · College Station-Bryan, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About National Vision

Retail
Lawrenceville, GA
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive daily rate with bonus potential
Malpractice coverage
Retirement benefits with employer match
Paid sick time
Personal financial wellness and planning services
Travel reimbursement