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Salisbury, Maryland

Independent Optometrist - Walmart

OptometristContract

Compensation

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Job Description

  • Position Summary...
  • What you'll do...
  • Launch your services in Walmart stores!
  • As an Independent Optometrist leasing space inside our Walmart stores you will take a leading role in patient care with respect to eye and vision care as well as general health and wellbeing.
  • As an independent lease holder you have the autonomy to:
  • Establish your days of practice
  • Establish your hours of operation
  • Control your patient schedule
  • Set your fee schedule
  • Keep 100 of exam/professional fees
  • For a fair market value you can opt into
  • Equipment instrumentation
  • Administrative and/or Opt-Tech support services (if state allows)

Minimum Qualifications for a Lease Agreement

  • Doctor of Optometry OD from an accredited optometry school
  • Valid state optometry license
  • Ophthalmologist MD or DO from an accredited school
  • Valid state ophthalmology license
  • General Liability Certificate
  • Professional Liability Insurance Certificate

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Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

  • Primary Location...
  • 409 N FRUITLAND BLVD, SALISBURY, MD 21801-7201, United States of America

Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.

Key Responsibilities

The independent optometrist will provide comprehensive eye and vision care services within a Walmart store. They are responsible for managing their own patient schedule, fee structure, and daily practice operations.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Doctor of Optometry (OD) or an MD/DO degree from an accredited school and possess a valid state license. Additionally, they are required to maintain professional and general liability insurance certificates.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical Practice

Optometry Career Context

Walmart holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 71/100, 259 active listings.

Of the 50 active Optometry listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 62% have no call, 54% require no weekends.

Optometry pay on WeekdayDoc is down 11.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Maryland is 105.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.9% of Maryland clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top contract/1099 Optometrist Jobs

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Salary Distribution17 jobs · 9 employers

6
<$155k
5
$155k-170k
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$170k-185k
3
$185k-200k
1
$200k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks18 jobs · 9 employers

401k / retirement match
89%
CME allowance
72%
Sign-on bonus
56%
Loan repayment
33%
PSLF eligible
6%

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 2.8
Better work-life than 50% of Optometry listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,859 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in Salisbury

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$267k
Typical market rent
$1,599/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About Walmart

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Bentonville, Arkansas
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Autonomy to set schedule and fees
Keep 100% of exam/professional fees
Optional equipment and support services