Optometrist
Compensation
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Job Description
A facility near Rochester, NY is seeking an Optometrist to join their optical team. Comprehensive Benefits program! Great team to be a part of!
Optometrist Opportunity
- Full-time, permanent opportunity
- Monday-Friday; Day Shift
- Perform comprehensive eye exams and diagnostic testing, including visual fields and fundus photography.
- Diagnose and co-manage ocular diseases, including glaucoma, diabetic, and hypertensive eye conditions.
- Provide contact lens fittings, patient education, and ongoing vision and eye health management.
Optometrist Qualifications
- Must have an OD from an accredited optometry school
- Must have or be willing to obtain NY State license
- Previous experience in a clinic environment preferred
About the Location
- Enjoy a small-town lifestyle with a strong sense of community and neighborly connections.
- Benefit from a lower cost of living and more affordable housing compared to larger cities.
- Access nearby natural areas, parks, and outdoor recreational opportunities.
- Take advantage of local schools, healthcare services, and family-friendly amenities.
Key Responsibilities
The Optometrist will perform comprehensive eye exams and diagnostic testing, including visual fields and fundus photography. They are also responsible for diagnosing and co-managing ocular diseases and providing contact lens fittings and patient education.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an OD degree from an accredited optometry school and possess or be willing to obtain a New York State license. Previous experience in a clinical environment is preferred.
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Optometrist at Ironside Human Resources a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Optometry — ranked against 1,842 active Optometry listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.
Optometry Career Context
Ironside Human Resources holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 71/100, 129 active listings.
In New York, the Optometry weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$143k (58 salary observations; 178 listings), vs ~$150k nationally (352 salary observations; 2,286 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-02-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Optometry listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 64% have no call, 54% require no weekends.
Optometry pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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- No weekends
- No nights
Living in Rochester
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $247k
- Typical market rent
- $1,476/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 19 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 97.0
- State income tax
- Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Rochester, NY metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.