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E354 Associate Optometrist - LensCrafters - Columbia, SC
About the Role
Full-time Associate Optometrist at LensCrafters in Columbia, SC. Provide quality eye care in a retail setting. Benefits include health care, retirement savings, PTO, and employee discounts.
Join EssilorLuxottica Group as a Associate Optometrist – Columbia, SC in Columbia, South Carolina. Requisition ID: 944515 Store #: 000354 LensCrafters Position: Full-TimeTotal Rewards: Benefits/Incentive Information LensCrafters is a place for visionaries. We’ve got a vision for pairing state-of-the-art technology with a truly personal approach to eye care.
Benefits & Compensation
- Health care
- Retirement savings
- Paid time off/vacation
- Employee discounts
- Competitive bonus/commission plan
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.
Apply to join EssilorLuxottica Group as a Associate Optometrist – Columbia, SC.
Key Responsibilities
The Associate Optometrist delivers high-quality eye care by performing clinical protocols and managing patient relationships. They also collaborate with store leadership to drive practice growth and ensure operational excellence.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Doctor of Optometry degree and possess knowledge of medical optometry, billing, and surgical practices. Strong communication skills and a commitment to patient service are essential for this role.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Optometry Career Context
In South Carolina, the Optometry weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$154k (12 salary observations; 52 listings), vs ~$141k nationally (992 salary observations; 3,482 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-02-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Optometry listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 56% have no call, 72% require no weekends.
Optometry pay on WeekdayDoc is down 4.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for South Carolina is 93.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.6% of South Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Position Insights
AI ANALYSISThis role scores 1.5/10 on work-life balance for Optometrist roles.
Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...
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