Optometrist
Listed compensation
$52.68-$72.44/hr
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job description
Join Visionworks as a Optometrist – Up to $40K Incentives, Calumet City in Calumet City, IL, US. Visionworks Optometrist - Employed Our employed optometrists help make quality eye care accessible and affordable, changing the lives of millions of patients each year. Calumet City, IL Up to $40,000 in incentives!
Benefits & Compensation
- Pay rate: $52.68 - $72.44/hour.
- Signing bonus: $40,000.
- Competitive base pay
- Exam Incentive Bonuses
- 401(k) with company match
- Medical insurance
- Vision insurance
- Dental insurance
- Continuing education stipend
- Up to $40,000 in incentives
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.
This position offers a signing bonus. Work with Visionworks in Calumet City, IL, US.
Key Responsibilities
The Optometrist will perform comprehensive eye examinations and recommend vision-enhancing solutions for patients of all ages. They will also handle eye emergencies and collaborate with clinical staff to ensure high-quality patient care.
Requirements
The role is open to both seasoned professionals and recent graduates with an entrepreneurial spirit. Candidates must possess excellent clinical and interpersonal skills to provide high-level eye care.
Key Skills
Optometry Career Context
Visionworks holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 70/100, 153 active listings.
Of the 40 active Optometry listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 68% have no call, 78% require no weekends.
Optometry pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$130k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $130k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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