Optometrist
Listed compensation
$137k-$152k
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Job Description
Company Description
Love What You Do — And Where You Do It
We’re reimagining what a career in optometry should look like. Think less burnout, more balance. Less micromanagement, more autonomy. Less routine, more purpose!
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
- Thrive personally and professionally with a team that values what matters most.
- Rewarding compensation
- Competitive salary with bonus potential (not tied to sales)
- Sign-on bonus options or student loan repayment support for select locations
- License reimbursement and malpractice insurance included
- Continuing education hours provided annually through our all-expense-paid CE Symposium
- A Smarter Way to Work
No on-call shifts. No late nights. Ever
- Flexible schedules designed around your life and priorities
- Generous paid time off, paid holidays, paid life insurance, and paid parental leave
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and retirement benefits with employer match
- Travel reimbursement that meets policy guidelines
- Freedom to Lead, Room to Grow
- Practice with clinical autonomy, supported by a collaborative team
- Step into leadership roles, or develop into them—we’ll back your vision every step of the way
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.
We are an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.
Salary Range: $525.00 - $586.00 per day
Compensation: USD 525.00 - USD 586.00 - daily
Key Responsibilities
Deliver full-scope primary eye care through expert exams and personalized treatment. Educate patients on eye health and prevention while fostering a positive, patient-first culture.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
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 2,008 active Optometry listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no night shifts.
Optometry Career Context
National Vision holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 85/100, 112 active listings.
In Maryland, the Optometry weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$149k (42 salary observations; 136 listings), vs ~$152k nationally (626 salary observations; 4,660 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-02-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 8.7 / 10 · top 5% in optometry | ranked against 2,008 Optometry listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $137k–$152k | Optometry median $149k (middle half $144k–$151k)55 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Maryland vs national | $149k median in Maryland | $152k nationally (−2%)42 state / 626 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$138k in purchasing power | Maryland index 105.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Optometry listings in Maryland | 71 active | 2,006 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 2% remote · 78% no call · 34% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | sign-on bonus · loan repayment | US healthcare professional listings: 32% state a sign-on bonus (median $20k) · 8% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Optometry listings | 598 in the last 30 days | 472 the 30 days before (+27%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Optometry pay trend | +3.1% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
| National Vision | silver tier, 85/100 | Top Employers work-life index112 active listings |
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