Optometry jobs in Alabama
15 verified openings
An ophthalmic technician job in Alabama leads up a certification ladder, from certified assistant to certified technician and then technologist. Optometry jobs in Alabama put more people on the bottom rungs of that ladder than most states do, with 1,260 technicians in May 2025 30 percent above the national rate.
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Your Alabama association is Alabama Optometric Association, listed with its counterparts across the country in the association directory.
About Optometry jobs in Alabama
The step up matters because the starting pay is low. In Alabama, technician pay sat at a median of $36,680, against $45,570 nationally. The route to the technician credential without a formal program is the assistant credential plus 2,000 supervised hours within two years. For those who want the doctor's job itself, the University of Alabama at Birmingham grants the optometry doctorate, and Alabama optometrists earned $145,090. Today that is 15 live optometry jobs in Alabama. Southern Eye Group, Retina Specialty Institute, and BJ's Wholesale Club have posted the most of them, and Mobile, Fairhope, and Foley have more than anywhere else. Posted pay runs from $56k to $72k a year where an employer states it.