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National Vision
Henrico, Virginia

Optometrist

OptometristNo callNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$154k-$162k

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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
  • 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: $592.00 - $624.00 per day

Compensation: USD 592 - USD 624 - daily

Key Responsibilities

Provide full-scope primary eye care, including examinations and treatment, while delivering personalized, high-quality patient care. Educate patients about eye health and prevention, foster a compassionate patient-first culture, and develop expertise in areas such as contact lenses, myopia management, or ocular disease.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Eye ExaminationsPatient EducationEye Health PreventionContact Lens CareOcular Disease TreatmentCompassionate CareTeam Collaboration

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 1,875 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, 112 active listings.

Of the 42 active Optometry listings this role was benchmarked against, 90% have no call, 29% require no weekends.

Optometry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$158k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $156k in an average-cost state. 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Optometrist Jobs

7 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution7 jobs

2
<$180k
1
$196k
2
$200k
2
$220k-240k

Annual compensation range

Work-Life Balance Distribution7 jobs

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1-2
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3-4
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5-6
5
7-8
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9-10

Higher = better work-life balance

#1

Optometrist

Fogg Remington EyeCare · Fresno, California

$130k-$230k
#2

Managing Optometrist-West Nyack, NY- LensCrafters

EssilorLuxottica Group · West Nyack, New York

$159k-$222k
#3

Optometrist - Venice, FL

From $200k
#4

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

$140k-$200k
+ 5 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 7.5
Better work-life than 80% of Optometry listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,875 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • No nights

Living in Henrico

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$359k
Typical market rent
$1,744/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.9
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

BEA 2024 · Richmond, VA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About National Vision

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

Benefits & Perks

Competitive salary with bonus potential
Sign-on bonus options
Student loan repayment support
License reimbursement
Malpractice insurance
Continuing education hours
Paid time off
Paid holidays