Full Time Optometrist - St. Joseph, Missouri
Compensation
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Job Description
EyeCare Partners is the nation’s leading provider of clinically integrated eye care. Our national network of over 300 ophthalmologists and 700 optometrists provides a lifetime of care to our patients with a mission to enhance vision, advance eye care and improve lives.
Based in St. Louis, Missouri, over 650 ECP-affiliated practice locations provide care in 18 states and 80 markets, providing services that span the eye care continuum. For more information, visit eyecare-partners.com.
The Spec Shoppe, in partnership with Clarkson Eyecare, is seeking a full-time Optometrist to practice full scope optometry at our St. Joseph, Missouri office.
As the largest eye care provider in St. Joseph, The Spec Shoppe specializes in comprehensive eye exams for all ages. Our optometrists focus on maintaining the health and development of our patient's eyes.
The Spec Shoppe/Clarkson Eyecare is a proud partner of EyeCare Partners (ECP), a fast-growing network of successful optometry and ophthalmology practices with over 700 locations across the US.
Through our national medical group of ophthalmologists and optometrists, ECP is building a network of clinically integrated eye care to improve the lives of our patients, our team members, and our community.
Our team of highly skilled optometrists, opticians, and technicians focus on maintaining the health and development of our patients’ eyes by providing medically focused and clinically integrated eye care services to the community.
What We Offer
- An outstanding practice environment with a strong focus on clinical excellence.
- A doctor-led leadership team involved in all medical issues and the oversight of our Medical Executive Board.
Investments in new equipment and infrastructure that allows you to apply your expertise and retain clinical autonomy.
Access to our national medical network of practices, bringing together a wealth of expertise, resources and knowledge.
- A world-class support team that is dedicated and trained in providing efficient, patient-centered care.
- An established network for an immediate, sustained referral base.
A custom and proprietary EHR system designed by doctors, and access to the latest in technology and medical testing for our patients.
Benefits
- Competitive annual salary with a productivity bonus
- Generous Signing Bonus
Student Loan Assistance
- Comprehensive employee benefit package including full medical, domestic partner coverage, maternity leave, 401k w/ company match, short and long term leave, PTO and much more
- Continuing Medical Education (CME) reimbursements
- State license reimbursements
Medical Malpractice Insurance
We encourage you to apply today and join our team!
You can apply online or contact Senior Physician Recruiter, Paige Kirkley directly at paigekirkley@eyecare-partners.com for more information.
Key Responsibilities
The optometrist will perform comprehensive eye exams for patients of all ages and focus on maintaining the health and development of their eyes. They will provide medically focused and clinically integrated eye care services within a professional practice environment.
Requirements
The candidate must be a qualified optometrist capable of practicing full-scope optometry. They should be committed to clinical excellence and working within a collaborative, doctor-led medical network.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Optometry Career Context
In Missouri, the Optometry weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$160k (11 salary observations; 101 listings), vs ~$152k nationally (733 salary observations; 4,322 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-02-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Optometry listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 78% have no call, 44% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Optometry median $158k (middle half $150k–$174k)229 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Missouri vs national | $160k median in Missouri | $152k nationally (+5%)11 state / 733 national salary observations |
| Cost of living | Missouri index 90.8 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Optometry listings in Missouri | 37 active | 1,990 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 2% remote · 78% no call · 44% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Optometry pay trend | +1.0% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
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About Eye Care Partners Career Opportunities
Benefits & Perks
Living in St. Joseph
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $211k
- Typical market rent
- $990/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 17 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 86.4
- State income tax
- Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · St. Joseph, MO-KS metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.