Optical Associate, Non-Certified – Sam’s Club

Location: Onsite at 12349 N IH 35, San Antonio, TX 78233-3201, United States

Salary: $17.00–$25.00 per hour, plus possible premiums of $0.35–$3.00 per hour in specific circumstances.

Company

Walmart and Sam’s Club operate retail and optical services facilities, providing merchandise, eyewear, contact lens, and optometrist-supported care.

What you will do

• Maintain Optical merchandise presentation, inventory, displays, pricing, cleanliness, and documentation.
• Assist members with eyewear and contact lens purchases, prescription verification, measurements, frame adjustments, repairs, and order processing.
• Perform final eyewear inspections, including compound prism verification, and troubleshoot non-adapt issues.
• Support contact lens hygiene guidance, insertions and removals, optometrist appointments, pre-testing, telehealth services, and payment collection.
• Schedule member appointments, process purchases, refunds, returns, insurance claims, and payments while following applicable laws and company procedures.
• Communicate with laboratories and optometrists, monitor trial lens inventory, coordinate equipment repairs, and support team and process improvements.

Requirements

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent upon entry or within 12 months of hire.
• Meet applicable age, registration, certification, licensure, and state requirements for Optical associates.
• Obtain American Board of Opticianry certification within 15 months of hire or job entry.
• Be willing and able to register and maintain an NPI number when required by state law.
• In states requiring licensure, complete apprenticeship requirements and obtain optician licensure within the applicable state deadlines.
• Complete required virtual and hands-on training and maintain required certifications or registrations without lapses.

Nice to have

• Experience in a healthcare or retail setting.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• 401(k), stock purchase opportunities, and company-paid life insurance.
• Paid time off, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement leave, jury duty, and voting leave.
• Short- and long-term disability, company discounts, military leave pay, and adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
• Live Better U provides company-paid education programs, including high school completion, bachelor’s degrees, English language learning, and certificates for eligible full-time and part-time associates.