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Niagara Falls, New York

Independent Optometrist - Sam's Club

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Position Summary...

What You'll Do...

  • Independent Optometrist – Sam’s Club
  • Launch your services in Sam’s Clubs!

As an Independent Optometrist leasing space inside our Sam’s Club, you will take a leading role in patient care with respect to eye and vision care as well as general health and well-being.

As an independent lease holder, you have the autonomy to:

  • Establish your days of practice
  • Establish your hours of operation
  • Control your patient schedule
  • Set your fee schedule
  • Keep 100% of exam/professional fees

For a fair market value, you can opt into:

  • Equipment/instrumentation
  • Administrative and/or Opt-Tech support services (if state allows)

Minimum Qualifications for a Lease Agreement

  • Doctor of Optometry (OD) from an accredited optometry school
  • Valid state optometry license
  • Ophthalmologist (MD or DO) from an accredited school
  • Valid state ophthalmology license
  • General Liability Certificate
  • Professional Liability Insurance Certificate
  • W-9

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Strive for Excellence: Displays curiosity and a desire to learn takes calculated risks demonstrates courage and resilience and encourages learning from mistakes

Strive for Excellence: Drives continuous improvements adopts and encourages the use of new technologies and skills and supports others through change

Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Primary Location...

1580 MILITARY ROAD, NIAGARA FALLS, NY 14304-1521, United States of America

Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.

Key Responsibilities

Operate an independent optometry practice within a Sam's Club location, managing patient care for eye and vision health. The practitioner has full autonomy over their schedule, hours of operation, and professional fee structure.

Requirements

Must hold a Doctor of Optometry (OD) or Ophthalmology (MD/DO) degree from an accredited school and a valid state license. Required documentation includes General Liability and Professional Liability insurance certificates and a W-9.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Eye CarePractice ManagementClinical OperationsSchedulingFee Setting

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Independent Optometrist - Sam's Club at Walmart a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Optometry — ranked against 2,008 active Optometry listings on WeekdayDoc.

Optometry Career Context

In New York, the Optometry weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$151k (93 salary observations; 362 listings), vs ~$152k nationally (626 salary observations; 4,660 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, 2% are remote, 74% have no call, 36% require no weekends.

Optometry by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.6 / 10 · top 25% in optometryranked against 2,008 Optometry listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedOptometry median $155k (middle half $149k–$167k)31 comparable listings, Nov 2026
New York vs national$151k median in New York$152k nationally (−1%)93 state / 626 national salary observations
Cost of livingNew York index 107.9US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Optometry listings in New York116 active2,005 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 74% no call · 36% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedNew York healthcare professional listings: 9% state a sign-on bonus · 3% offer loan repayment117 active listings, Nov 2026
New Optometry listings597 in the last 30 days472 the 30 days before (+26%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Optometry pay trend+3.1% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (2,008 Optometry listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top contract/1099 Optometrist Jobs

19 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

16 jobs · 12 employers
5
<$155k
4
$155k-170k
4
$170k-185k
1
$196k
2
$200k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

15 jobs · 12 employers
401k / retirement match
100%
CME allowance
60%
Sign-on bonus
47%
Loan repayment
20%
Relocation assistance
7%

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#3

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 6.6
Better work-life than 80% of Optometry listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,008 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Walmart

Retail
Bentonville, Arkansas
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Keep 100% of exam/professional fees
Flexible schedule
Equipment/instrumentation available for opt-in
Administrative and opt-tech support available for opt-in

Living in Niagara Falls

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$181k
Typical market rent
$1,180/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.8
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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