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National Vision
Rialto, California

Optometrist

Optometrist Top 25% in OptometryNo callNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$122k-$143k

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
No call
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 35m ago · Verified live

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.

Salary Range: $471.00 - $549.00 per day

Compensation: USD 471 - USD 549 - daily

Key Responsibilities

Deliver full-scope primary eye care, including expert exams and treatments, while educating patients on eye health and prevention. Lead with compassion to build a positive, patient-first culture within the practice.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Eye health educationOcular disease treatment

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Optometrist at National Vision a 7.5 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Optometry — ranked against 1,725 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 83/100, 89 active listings.

Of the 40 active Optometry listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 73% have no call, 53% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$133k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $120k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Optometrist Jobs

18 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution18 jobs · 7 employers

9
<$185k
7
$185k-210k
0
$210k-235k
2
$235k-260k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks16 jobs · 7 employers

CME allowance
75% this job
401k / retirement match
63% this job
Sign-on bonus
56% this job
Loan repayment
19% this job
Relocation assistance
6%

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+ 16 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

7.5/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 25% in Optometry

  • No call
  • No nights

Living in Rialto

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$565k
Typical market rent
$2,686/mo
Residents’ average commute
32 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
106.4
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 · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About National Vision

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5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive salary with bonus potential (not tied to sales)
Sign-on bonus options or student loan repayment support for select locations
License reimbursement
Malpractice insurance
Continuing education hours provided annually through all-expense-paid CE Symposium
Generous paid time off
Paid holidays
Paid life insurance