Optometrist
Listed compensation
$140k-$156k
The week · per this posting
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
Company Description
Short Sundays. Full Pay.
Work a shorter day, keep full pay, and still enjoy the rest of your Sunday. This flexible role is ideal for optometrists who want to supplement their schedule and income — while keeping personal time sacred. You’ll join a supportive, cheerful team and use modern tools and workflows that make your time in clinic efficient, productive, and rewarding.
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
- Rewarding compensation
- Full-day pay for a shorter Sunday schedule
- Malpractice coverage and retirement benefits with employer match
- Paid sick time and personal financial wellness and planning services
- Flexible scheduling - pick up Sunday shifts or set consistent days
- Travel reimbursement that meets policy guidelines
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
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: $540.00 - $600.00 per day
Compensation: USD 540.00 - USD 600.00 - daily
Key Responsibilities
You will deliver full-scope primary eye care, including expert exams and patient education on eye health. You will also lead with compassion to build a positive, patient-first clinical culture.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Optometry Career Context
National Vision holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 85/100, 114 active listings.
Of the 40 active Optometry listings this role was benchmarked against, 68% have no call, 45% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $140k–$156k | Optometry median $149k (middle half $145k–$166k)17 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$148k in purchasing power | Illinois index 100.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Optometry listings in Illinois | 73 active | 2,068 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 68% no call · 45% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | US healthcare professional listings: 35% state a sign-on bonus (median $20k) · 10% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Optometry listings | 675 in the last 30 days | 371 the 30 days before (+82%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Optometry pay trend | +3.8% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
| National Vision | silver tier, 85/100 | Top Employers work-life index114 active listings |
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