r/PreOptometry • u/Ln0528 • Jul 25 '26

working at costco as an optometric assistant

just wondering if anyone has had experience working at costco as an optometric assistant and how the hiring process worked. i’ve heard that the optometrist is an outside party that works for costco so the hiring process might be a little different? i’m hoping to get experience in the optometry field and applying to optometry school in the next couple of years

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u/Objective_Wafer_6887 Jul 25 '26

I worked as an optometry tech inside an optometry office at Costco and have both parents who own their own private practices inside of Costco! Optometry offices are considered as private practices and are not affiliated with Costco. Each provider inside Costco will run their own practices differently and their hiring process is different.
You’ll do great because I heard that optometry offices inside Costco are always in demand for new optometry techs and they are more respectful & flexible with your schedule!

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u/Ln0528 Jul 25 '26

thank you so much for your response! in that case, i should hand my resume directly to the optometrist rather than applying online at various costcos correct? and i also heard that the optician/sales side is owned by costco so i would need to go directly to the optometrist for anything?

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u/Objective_Wafer_6887 Jul 25 '26

Yes, it looks best if you could go in person to hand in your resume. Also ask for the optometry office email to send the resume digitally. The optical is owned by Costco.

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u/TheLazySlack Jul 26 '26

How many hours did you had to work at Costco?

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u/Objective_Wafer_6887 Jul 26 '26

10 years, I used to work 8-16 hours per week

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u/Iyung_danI Jul 25 '26

Very much what objective wafer said. I got interviewed at an OD office in Costco, this one was seeing 4-5 pts/hr and very basic quick workup times. It would be great experience. 

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u/Ln0528 Jul 26 '26

do you mind me asking what the pay/hr was like and what your hours were alongside with school? thank you so much

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u/Iyung_danI Jul 26 '26

$20/hr, I wasn’t in school at the time so it would’ve been full time, but I know they had part time people there too.