Optometrist
Listed compensation
$110-$120/hr
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- No weekends
Job description
Join Vision to Learn as a Optometrist – No Nights, No Weekends, Sign-On Bonus in Newark, NJ, US.
Benefits & Compensation
- Pay rate: $110 - $120/hr.
- Student loan repayment assistance.
- Sign-on Bonus
- Mileage Reimbursement
- No Federal Holidays
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No weekends required.
- Day shift only - no nights.
- Flexible scheduling available.
This position offers weekends off, day shifts only, student loan benefits. Work with Vision to Learn in Newark, NJ, US.
Key Responsibilities
The optometrist will provide high-quality eye exams and prescribe glasses to students in underserved communities as part of a mobile clinical team. They are responsible for documenting patient diagnoses and ensuring proper use of vision devices.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a valid New Jersey Optometry License and possess a Doctorate degree. The role requires the ability to commute to various school locations and pass background, drug, and child abuse history screenings.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Optometrist at Vision to Learn a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 10% in Optometry — ranked against 1,610 active Optometry listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.
Optometry Career Context
Vision to Learn holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 84/100, 14 active listings.
Of the 40 active Optometry listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 73% have no call, 78% require no weekends.
Optometry pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$239k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $220k in an average-cost state. 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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- No weekends
- No nights