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Rancho Cordova, California

Part Time Optometrist (East Bay Vison Center Optometry) - Oakland, CA

OptometristPart-Time

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Job Description

There is a part-time Associate Optometrist opportunity at East Bay Vision Center Optometry located in California’s beautiful Bay Area.

Why You Should Apply

At East Bay Vision Center Optometry, your eyes are the windows to your world, and patients throughout the East Bay know they will receive the personal attention and professional care that is the foundation of this well-respected practice.

With three successful practice locations, East Bay Vision Center Optometry continues to flourish, and long-term opportunity is on the horizon for the right Associate Optometrist.

If you’re looking to join a solid family practice, learn about the business side of optometry while developing your skills in an upbeat, supportive environment, this opportunity is for you!

California’s Bay Area is one of the most desirable places to live and offers year-round mild weather.

Its scenic beauty, suburban charm, and excellent school systems offers residents the unique opportunity for convenient and relaxed living—plus, for those who enjoy exciting city life, San Francisco is just a quick drive or train ride away.

There are many iconic attractions to explore, cultural exhibitions, and a plethora of outdoor activities all year long. Its proximity to some of California’s most visited destinations—Monterey, Napa, Sacramento, Santa Cruz, and Silicon Valley—make it an ideal location to practice and live.

About East Bay Vision Center Optometry

East Bay Vision Center Optometry was established in 1994 and provides full-service optometry to families and residents in the East Bay region of all ages, insurances, and visual/medical diagnoses.

The dedicated team of Optometrists take a one-on-one approach to preserving eye health and specialize in primary eye care, myopia control, orthokeratology and specialty contact lenses.

With three successful practice locations in Fremont, Oakland and Pleasanton, the practice is looking to add an Associate Optometrist to help support the expansion of specialty care offerings.

The practice utilizes behind-the-scenes technology to diagnose and treat a wide array of ocular conditions. Fully suited with state-of-the-art optical exam technology, the technical support staff performs pretesting with optical coherence tomography, fundus camera, auto-phoropters and visual field.

Using cloud-based software, the office operates in a paperless environment that enables electronic medical records charting from anywhere. Patients will enjoy browsing eyewear from the modern optical boutique that carries high-quality frames—plus, the Opticians will style the perfect frames.

About the Opening

East Bay Vision Center Optometry is seeking a part-time Associate Optometrist who is passionate about providing personalized and individualized care to ensure excellent eye health and vision care for all patients.

In this role, you will provide primary eye care part-time, 16 hours weekly, ramping up to a full-time schedule. The current practice flow supports 12 to 14 comprehensive examinations daily. A candidate with additional specialty certifications will be a complimentary addition to the team.

This is a unique opportunity for you to see a wide variety of ocular conditions, collaborate with talented professionals, work with an efficient technical support staff and build lasting patient relationships.

To be successful in this role, you must demonstrate leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, as well as compassion for patient health and safety. The ideal candidate is a team player and will want to continuously develop skills through mentorship with experienced doctors, and willing to integrate new techniques and innovations that improve patient care and services.

Minimum Qualifications Include

Optometry license in the state of California

  • As an employee of the practice, you’ll enjoy a range of benefits including:
  • Competitive base pay
  • Production bonus
  • License fee compensation

Special Notice

This is not a career opportunity with VSP Vision or its companies. VSP Vision is helping PECAA Max Members recruit qualified applicants for their private practices. VSP Vision is not acting as a job placement agency or staffing firm. Applicants are not guaranteed a job interview or job offer.

The hiring decision and acceptance of this position is solely between the hiring practice and the applicant. The above information in this description was provided by the hiring practice. It has been designated to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by an employee in this role.

It is not designed to contain, or be interpreted as, comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees hired in this role.

VSP Vision OD Recruitment Support

VSP Network Practices who are PECAA Max members in good standing benefit from access to dedicated VSP Vision recruiters to help them find qualified Optometrists. VSP Vision is not an employment agency and does not guarantee the placement of any practice professionals.

The practice shall have sole responsibility for all decisions in the hiring process including interviewing and hiring of practice professionals.

VSP Network Practices also benefit from access to other hiring related resources, including free job listings on the VSP Vision Optometry Career Site, which is linked to over 300 career sites.

VSP Vision is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to age, gender, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

Unincorporated LA County Residents: Qualified Applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act, and any other similar laws.

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Key Responsibilities

Provide primary eye care services to patients, including comprehensive examinations and the diagnosis of various ocular conditions. Collaborate with the technical support staff to ensure high-quality patient care and maintain accurate electronic medical records.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a valid Optometry license in the state of California. The role requires strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, along with a commitment to professional development.

Key Skills

Ocular diagnosisVisual field testing

Optometry Career Context

VSP Vision holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 72/100, 75 active listings.

Of the 50 active Optometry listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 82% have no call, 46% require no weekends.

Optometry by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score3.0 / 10 · above average in optometryranked against 1,905 Optometry listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedOptometry median $156k (middle half $140k–$162k)165 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingCalifornia index 110.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Optometry listings in California177 active1,930 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 82% no call · 46% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Optometry pay trend+1.0% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
VSP Visionsilver tier, 72/100Top Employers work-life index75 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (1,905 Optometry listings), Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Optometrist Jobs

29 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

26 jobs · 14 employers
11
<$165k
7
$165k-190k
5
$190k-215k
3
$215k-240k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

24 jobs · 14 employers
401k / retirement match
92%
CME allowance
71%
Sign-on bonus
50%
Loan repayment
29%
Relocation assistance
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Optometrist

Fogg Remington EyeCare · Fresno, California

$130k-$230k
#2

Managing Optometrist-West Nyack, NY- LensCrafters

EssilorLuxottica Group · West Nyack, New York

$159k-$222k
#3

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

$159k–$222k
#4

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

$140k-$200k
+ 27 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 50% of Optometry listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,905 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Rancho Cordova

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$478k
Typical market rent
$2,422/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
106.7
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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