Optometry jobs in Illinois
28 verified openings
The shortest route into optometry jobs in Illinois skips the doctorate entirely. Illinois has no state opticianry licensing board, and the Handbook's usual path into optician work is a high school diploma plus training on the job.
Optometrist-Vernon Hills, IL-LensCrafters
Part-Time Optometrist | Outpatient Clinic Setting
Sales Associate / Optician - Training Provided!
Optician - Deer Park
Sales Associate / Optician - Training Provided!
Ophthalmic Technician
Optometric Technician
Optometric Technician
Your Illinois association is Illinois Optometric Association, listed with its counterparts across the country in the association directory.
About Optometry jobs in Illinois
The state had 3,250 dispensing opticians in May 2025 and exactly as many ophthalmic medical technicians, with medians of $43,960 and $47,100. For those who later want the doctorate, Illinois has two schools of optometry: the Illinois College of Optometry in Chicago and the Chicago College of Optometry in Downers Grove. As of today that means 28 live optometry jobs in Illinois. The largest share comes from EssilorLuxottica Group, National Vision, and Carle Health, and Central Park, Chicago, and Indian Creek have the most of them. Where pay is stated it runs $51k to $65k a year.