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National Vision
Miami, Florida

Optometrist

Optometrist 8.7 Work-LifeNo callNo nightsFull-Time

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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.

Key Responsibilities

You will deliver full-scope primary eye care, including expert exams and treatments, while educating patients on eye health and prevention. You are expected to lead with compassion and 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 managementPatient communication

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Optometrist at National Vision a 8.7 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Optometry — ranked against 1,901 active Optometry listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no night shifts.

Optometry Career Context

National Vision holds gold-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 85/100, 111 active listings.

Of the 50 active Optometry listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 80% have no call, 44% require no weekends.

Optometry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top Optometrist Jobs

28 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution25 jobs · 14 employers

7
<$160k
8
$160k-175k
3
$175k-190k
5
$190k-205k
2
$205k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks23 jobs · 14 employers

401k / retirement match
91% this job
CME allowance
70% this job
Sign-on bonus
52% this job
Loan repayment
26% this job
Relocation assistance
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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EssilorLuxottica Group · West Nyack, New York

$159k-$222k
#2

Market Managing Optometrist- Westchester and Long Island, NY- LensCrafters brand

Luxottica of America · Scarsdale, New York

$159k–$222k
#3

Optometrist - Venice, FL

From $200k
#4

Optometrist (Dr. Tavel Family Eye Care) - Kokomo, IN

$140k-$200k
+ 26 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 8.7
Among the best 10% of Optometry listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,901 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • No nights

Living in Miami

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$619k
Typical market rent
$3,008/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
State income tax
None
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 National Vision

Retail
Lawrenceville, GA
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Bonus potential (not tied to sales)
Sign-on bonus options or student loan repayment support
License reimbursement
Malpractice insurance included
Continuing education hours provided annually
No on-call shifts
No late nights
Flexible schedules