Source optometrists who are not on job boards
Describe the role. Expa finds the optometrists in your market, reaches out, screens the ones who reply, and books your interviews. About ten minutes of your time.
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47K+ optometrists • 95% with verified personal data
Ten minutes, three steps
What happens after you hit start
Describe the role
Paste a job description or say it in plain English. No boolean strings, no filters to learn, no sourcing skill required.
Approve the shortlist
Expa finds the optometrists, contacts them, follows up, and screens the ones who reply. You approve or reject.
Take the interviews
Approved candidates land in your calendar. That is the whole job on your side.
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How Expa sources optometrists
Expa is an AI-powered healthcare recruiting and clinician sourcing platform. It identifies licensed optometrists who are in-market, verifies their contact details, runs outreach over email, SMS and LinkedIn until they reply, screens the ones who respond, and books interviews with the candidates you approve.
There are 47,800 optometrists in the United States, one of the smaller licensed clinical professions. Private practices, optical retail chains, ophthalmology groups and health systems all recruit from that same pool, and in most metros the number who could realistically take a given job is a two-digit number. The practice model matters as much as the location: an OD who wants a medical model will not take a retail role, and the reverse is equally true.
Expa searches on state licensure, practice setting, therapeutic certification and subspecialty interest, and covers students in doctor of optometry programs alongside practicing clinicians.
Where optometrists sit in the clinical workforce
| Profession | Employed in the U.S. |
|---|---|
| Respiratory therapists | 139,600 |
| Sonographers | 90,000 |
| CRNAs | 53,800 |
| Optometrists | 47,800 |
| Audiologists | 15,800 |
| Podiatrists | 9,700 |
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2024 employment. These are national totals. The number inside your hiring radius is a small fraction of them, which is the entire problem.
Optometrists near Boise right now
A sample of what a search returns. Identifying details stay hidden until you start.
Boise, ID • 7 miles
6 years • private practice, medical model
Meridian, ID • 13 miles
Graduating this term • residency interest
Nampa, ID • 21 miles
14 years • retail, seeking medical setting
No names, no photos, no current employers, no license numbers.
Why optometry roles stay open
A small profession, four kinds of employer
47,800 nationwide, split between private practice, retail, medical and government. Each local pool is small before you filter for anything.
Practice model decides everything
An OD choosing between retail and a medical model is making a career decision, not a job change. Filtering for the right model matters more than raw reach.
New ODs are recruited before licensure
Optometry schools graduate a predictable, small cohort each year, and they are contacted early.
Where optometrists get hired
Questions
How many optometrists are there in the US?
47,800, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. It is one of the smaller licensed clinical professions, and most metros contain a two-digit number who could take any given role.
Why is it hard to hire an optometrist?
The pool is small and split across four kinds of employer that want very different things. Practice model is often the deciding factor, so an available OD is not necessarily an available OD for your setting. Reaching the right subset means filtering on model, not just on location.
Can you search by practice setting?
Yes. Private practice, optical retail, medical model, ophthalmology group and government, plus state licensure, therapeutic certification and subspecialty interests such as pediatric, low vision or specialty contact lenses.
Can you find new OD graduates?
Yes. Expa surfaces students in doctor of optometry programs and clinicians in their first weeks of licensure. Optometry cohorts are small and predictable, and they are contacted early, so reaching them before graduation matters.
Can you find ODs open to moving from retail to a medical model?
Yes, and this is one of the more productive searches in optometry. Expa can filter for clinicians currently in retail whose profile suggests interest in a medical setting, a group private practices rarely reach.
Do I have to do the sourcing myself?
No. You describe the role and approve a shortlist. Expa does the searching, the outreach, the follow-up and the screening, then books interviews with the candidates you approve. It takes about ten minutes of your time.
How fast will I see candidates?
A slate of interested, contactable optometrists within 48 hours of starting, often within 24. Time to hire from there depends on your interview process.
How much does Expa cost?
You can start free. For ongoing hiring, Expa pilots start at $6,000 for three months and cover all your open roles, with no per-placement fees. For comparison, a contingency agency placing a single optometrist typically charges 15% to 22% of first-year salary.
Start hiring optometrists in about ten minutes
Describe the role, approve a shortlist, take the interviews.
Hiring across multiple sites or six or more roles?
Managed sourcing for multi-site groups, health systems and staffing agencies. Pilots from $6,000 for three months, covering all your open roles.