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Total Vision
Carlsbad, California

Vision Therapist

CounselorFull-Time

Listed compensation

$16.5-$24/hr

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Job Description

Job Details:

Job Location: TV Carlsbad - Carlsbad, CA, Position Type: Full Time- Hourly, Education Level: High School, Salary Range: $16.50 - $24.00Hourly, A vision therapist, under the supervision of an optometrist, provides one-to-one direct therapeutic services with patients that have eye movement, focusing, eye teaming, and visual information processing deficits utilizing specialized equipment such as prisms, lenses, filters and occlusion, computerized programs and balance and movement activities.

Duties/Responsibilities: Comprehensive training with lecture, study material assignments, workshops and co-treatment of patients will be provided on an on-going basis. Working one on one with patients of all abilities and all ages, having their best interest in mind.

Applying vision therapy theory and techniques and adapting to increase patient success. Providing Vision Therapy assessments using standardized tests as well as objective measurements and observations. Charting weekly patient notes in a timely manner to get doctor signatures/approvals between sessions.

Providing doctor support in managing electronic charts, scheduling, report writing, and record keeping. Phone and in-person conversations with patients and families to meet patient’s needs. Making phone calls with insurance companies to verify coverage for vision therapy services.

Monitoring department schedule to ensure department productivity. Accurately recording patient encounters both by clinical notes and using office software for appointment transactions.

Education/Experience: High School Diploma, GED or equivalent Experience in Ophthalmic or Optometric Industry is a plus but is not required. Experience in working with children with special needs, behavioral modification/ ABA therapy, child and geriatric care, and rehabilitation therapy is welcomed.

For roles that are remote (i. e., Work From Home (WFH)) or hybrid (i. e., partial onsite at a VSP location and WFH), must demonstrate a high level of engagement in virtual environments, including maintaining camera presence during meetings to support effective communication and team alignment.

Compensation range for the roles is listed above. Applicable salary rangers may differ across markets. Actual pay will be determined based on experience and other job-related factors permitted by law. As a part of the compensation package, this role may include eligible bonuses, equity, and commissions.

VSP Vision is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to age, gender, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

Unincorporated LA County Residents: Qualified Applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act, and any other similar laws.

Qualifications

Key Responsibilities

The vision therapist provides one-to-one therapeutic services to patients with visual deficits under the supervision of an optometrist. Responsibilities include conducting assessments, maintaining clinical charts, supporting doctor operations, and managing patient communications.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a high school diploma, GED, or equivalent. While experience in the ophthalmic or optometric industry is preferred, it is not required, and experience in related fields like ABA therapy or geriatric care is welcomed.

Key Skills

Patient careOphthalmic assessmentOptometric supportElectronic chartingInsurance verificationClinical documentationPatient schedulingData entry

Counselor Career Context

Of the 47 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 57% are remote, 43% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$42k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $38k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 4.5
Better work-life than 30% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,035 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Carlsbad

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.35M
Typical market rent
$3,556/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
111.9
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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