Optometrist
Listed compensation
$129k-$177k
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job description
Join Southcentral Foundation as a Optometrist – Sign-On Bonus & Relocation, Anchorage, AK in Anchorage, AK, USA.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $129K - $177K
- Sign-on Bonus
- Relocation Allowance
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.
Apply to join Southcentral Foundation as a Optometrist – Sign-On Bonus & Relocation, Anchorage, AK.
Key Responsibilities
The Optometrist provides direct optometric services to customer-owners to support the Optometry program's objectives. They are also responsible for maintaining trusting relationships with customer-owners as part of the organization's philosophy of care.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a current Alaska license to practice optometry with diagnostic and therapeutic pharmaceutical endorsements. Additionally, they must possess a Basic Life Support (BLS) certification and meet all requirements for medical staff membership.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Optometry Career Context
Southcentral Foundation holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 76/100, 18 active listings.
Of the 40 active Optometry listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 70% have no call, 75% require no weekends.
Optometry pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Alaska is 102.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$153k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $150k in an average-cost state. 58.9% of Alaska clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Location & Logistics
Alaska has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$153k midpoint, that is roughly $6k–$11k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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