Ophthalmic Tech
How this pay compares
This posting states $28.58–$42.90 an hour. Open ophthalmic technician jobs in Virginia post a median of $21.75 an hour, the middle half $21.75–$29.55, across 9 jobs that state their pay, so this one is above the middle half of what they post. Ophthalmic technicians employed in Virginia earn a median of $19.68 an hour (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics).
Ophthalmic technicians in Virginia: pay by town and employer
The More Allied Health job market: pay, applicant demand and hiring, researched nightly
Workplace injuries
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk reported 235 work injuries and illnesses to OSHA for 2025 over 8,236,082 hours worked: 5.7 per 100 full-time workers, against 5.1 per 100 full-time workers at general hospitalsnationwide. 14 of them describe violence by a patient, resident or client in the case's own words. This is the employer's own report. Workplace injuries by employer.
Allied health jobs in our research
- How long these jobs stay listed: Still listed at 7 days 82.5%
- Applicant demand per open job on this site (1.00x is the average job): Index 2.25x · Clicks 56
- How often these jobs state their pay: Jobs stating any pay 47.4% · Stating an hourly rate 33.2%
From every open job we read and every apply click on this site, as of 11 Nov 2026. Every figure for Allied health jobs
About the job
City/State
Norfolk, VA
Work Shift
First (Days)
Overview
Flexi/PRN
As an Ophthalmic Tech with Sentara, you will be r esponsible for the performance of procedures for the diagnostic and treatment of ophthalmic disease. With the Manager of the Eye Center for Sight, the Technician/Technologist will coordinate patient care to meet the expectations of the patients and staff. Along with the completion of technical procedures, the Technician/Technologist will manage clinics as assigned. Responsible for providing assistance to the Eye Center staff and Ophthalmology residents.
Education
Trade School Graduate- Ophthalmic Technologist
Certification/Licensure
Basic Life Support (BLS) - Certification - American Heart Association (AHA) RQI
Certified Ophthalmic Technician (COT) - Certification - IJCAHPO (International Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology)
Experience
1 year of ophthalmic experience required.
Keywords: C ustomer Service, Vision, eye care, eye disease, ophthalmology, Talroo-Allied Health,
We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, and benefits. The base pay range for full-time employment is $28.58 - $42.90 hourly. Additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities. Compensation within the range may vary based on qualifications, experience, location, market conditions, and business needs. Sentara offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; 401(k)/403(b) with employer match; paid time off (vacation, sick time, and holidays); paid parental and military leave; educational assistance or student loan repayment; and voluntary benefits.
Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career
- Medical, Dental, Vision plans
- Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
- Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
- Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
- Emergency Backup Care
- Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
- Life Insurance
- 401k/403B with Employer Match
- Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
- Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
•Pet Insurance
•Legal Resources Plan
•Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met.
Here at Sentara, we are committed to consistently enhancing our training, advancement tracks, work-life benefits, and more. Our goal is to make you feel more excited to be here every day!
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital , located in Norfolk, VA, is a 525-bed tertiary care facility that is home to the only Level I Adult Trauma Center and burn trauma unit in Hampton Roads, and also serves as the primary teaching hospital for Eastern Virginia Medical School.
In addition to the high-quality heart program at Sentara Heart Hospital, our facility is home to Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance and several other dedicated facilities and specialized services. As a recognized accredited Comprehensive Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, our hospital specializes in heart and vascular, neurosciences, neurosurgery, urology, oncology, spine care, advanced imaging, behavioral health, maternity, and women’s health, including a state-of-the-art neonatal intensive care unit.
Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.
In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.
For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:
Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
From Sentara Health's job posting, checked 13 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
Selected agencies hiring now
All agencies and apps →
Uniti MedTravel nursing agency
Places travel nurses, allied professionals and locum providers on contracts and permanent jobs.
Places: Nurses, Allied health, Doctors, NPs & PAs

NURSES Etc StaffingHealthcare staffing agency
Healthcare staffing firm since 2000 placing travel, per diem, local PRN and government service clinicians.
Places: Nurses, CNAs & PCTs, Doctors, Therapy & rehab
These agencies and apps pay CareJobs.Now a referral fee when someone we introduce is placed or signs up. It costs you nothing and never changes your pay. Hospital and clinic jobs below keep their own order.
Sponsored jobs from job networks, which pay CareJobs.Now when you click one.
Free tools for this application: check your resume against this job, answer the application's questions or see every free tool.
New allied health jobs in Virginia, by email
One email a week with the newest ones, straight from the employers' own careers sites, with the pay each posting states. Free, stop anytime.
About Sentara Health
Sentara Health is a not-for-profit integrated health system with 12 (source: Sentara Health, About Us) hospitals and more than 400 (source: Sentara Health, About Us) sites of care in Virginia and northeastern North Carolina. Source: Sentara Health, About Us
Based in Norfolk, VAHires in Virginia, North CarolinaPay on its listings: 73% of its open jobs state an hourly rate
More allied health jobs
Licensed or certified in an allied health field?
One profile for every employer here. Hospitals, clinics and care companies ask us for people with a specific license, specialty, language or schedule: add yours once, and when a job fits, we introduce you, only with your yes. Free.
Sentara Health openings, sent to you weekly
Each week we send the newest postings from Sentara Health's own careers site, along with similar openings at other hospitals and care employers. It costs nothing and you can stop anytime.