Put Your Passion into Practice

Doctors practicing at offices in our network make all clinical decisions, earn a competitive income, and help people every day. National Vision and the independent practices in the network provide the support you need to succeed while enabling you to contribute to the greater good by providing affordable and accessible eye care. No matter your preferred location or mode of practice, you can thrive in a practice located at one of our four retail brands, whether employed by us or an independent practice operating within the Doctor of Optometry network.

Employed Doctor

Being employed by National Vision or one of the independent practices affiliated with our network, you'll focus solely on providing patient care while support staff handles all administrative paperwork.

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Sublease Holder

Being a sublease holder, you’ll develop your own low-investment practice while benefiting from various support tools.

What is a sublease?

Employed Doctor

Being employed by National Vision or one of the independent practices affiliated with our network, you'll focus solely on providing patient care while support staff handles all administrative paperwork.

View Independent Practices by State

Sublease Holder

Being a sublease holder, you’ll develop your own low-investment practice while benefiting from various support tools.

What is a sublease?

Access to a network of over 2,000 fellow optometrists
Up to 22 hours of all-expenses paid, COPE-approved CE annually
Opportunities to support domestic and international philanthropic initiatives and programs
Access to advanced pre-test and exam equipment with regular refreshes
Ability to explore other practice options or locations nationwide while staying within our network
Competitive salary and incentive plans with monthly bonus potential (dependent on employer) No
Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental and short/long-term disability No
Paid holidays and generous paid time off, increasing with tenure (dependent on employer) No
Ability to build your own practice in a turnkey office space next to or inside a National Vision affiliated optical location No
Control over your own personal hours, without on-call or evening hours requirements No
Ownership of hiring decisions and staff training No
Opportunity to become a multiple unit master sublease holder in one or multiple markets No

Doctor of Optometry Career Opportunities

Job Title Brand Employer Location
  • America's Best
  • Eyeglass World
  • Vista Optical in Selected Fred Meyer Stores

Internal Applicants

If you are currently employed as an associate by National Vision, or you’re an optometrist already practicing in the National Vision Doctor of Optometry network, use our internal applicant portal to search and apply for new positions. Log in required.

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