LensCrafters: Latest Job Openings, Reviews and Ratings & Profile wise Salary Distribution

LensCrafters Careers & Info

Current CEO: Eric Anderson

Status: Active

LensCrafters is a Mason, Ohio-based retailer of prescription eyeglasses and sunglasses, eyeglass repairs and contact lenses. It is a subsidiary of the Italian company Luxottica, along with Sunglass Hut International and Pearle Vision Center.

It was founded in 1983 by E. D. Butler, a former manager with Procter & Gamble, and currently has over 5000 employees in almost 900 locations in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Hong Kong. LensCrafters is the largest optical retailer in the U.S. Major competitors are National Vision, U.S. Vision, and Eye Care Centers of America.

LensCrafters’ major impact on the field of vision care is their ability to manufacture prescription eyeglasses and sunglasses at the retail location; in most cases, LensCrafters succeeds in doing this in about an hour. They stock hundreds of different frame styles and many different contact lens prescriptions.

LensCrafters careers at the retail level include Eye-wear Consultants, Lab Technicians, Sales Supervisors, Store Managers and Contact Lenses Technicians.

There are about 1300 employees at the corporate office. Careers here are diverse. Finance and legal professionals, marketing, human resources, information technology and real estate are a few of the fields available. Licensed eye-care professionals are hired as independent affiliates. They typically are based in the store itself or in an adjacent space.

LensCrafters benefits for eligible employees are comprehensive and competitive. Medical, dental and life insurance plans are available. Short and long-term disability insurance are also offered. Paid vacations and holidays, tuition and day care assistance along with generous employee discounts are a few of the other benefits available.

The LensCrafters culture places a premium on high energy, customer service focused and enthusiastic people. The retail vision business is primarily driven by sales, so the ability to relate well to people from diverse walks of life is highly valuable.

LensCrafters offers ample opportunity for advancement by either moving up the ranks at the store level, or promotion to the Pearle Vision and Sunglass Hut divisions. There are also opportunities at LensCrafters operated Sears and Target optical departments.

Working at LensCrafters offers part and full time schedules, which is good for college students or parents with young children. Benefits and salaries are typical of those found in retail industries. The average store manager can count on earnings of around $53,000 per year, and hourly employees typically start around nine dollars per hour. The company also offers training to help employees stay abreast of current trends and fashions and eye-care technology.

What jobs pay the most at LensCrafters?

Regional Director of Operations is the highest paying job at LensCrafters at $87,000 annually.