Is America's Best a good company to work for?

America's Best has an overall rating of 2.9 out of 5, based on over 1,516 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months. 37% of employees would recommend working at America's Best to a friend and 31% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about America's Best have been left by employees working as District Manager , General Manager and Certified Optometric Technician .

Does America's Best pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, America's Best employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at America's Best. This rating has decreased by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at America's Best?

37% of America's Best employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated America's Best 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at America's Best?

Optician (186) , General Manager (166) , Receptionist (123) , Optometric Technician (111) , Sales Associate (101) , Assistant Manager (68) , Front Desk Receptionist (63) , Unlicensed Optician (41) , Licensed Optician (36) , Optometrist (34) , District Manager (23) , Technician (20) , Store Manager (17) , Assistant Eyeglass Manager (16) , Manager (15)

What are the pros of working at America's Best according to real employee reviews?

"The benefits are great and affordable." ((in 64 reviews)); "the great coworkers made it worthwile" ((in 43 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 36 reviews)); "Free glasses and half off other merchandise" ((in 26 reviews)); "Good work environment and easy to move around in office" ((in 23 reviews))

What are the cons of working at America's Best according to real employee reviews?

"Pay is low and yearly raise is low." ((in 225 reviews)); "Poor management and rude customers" ((in 126 reviews)); "District managers do nothing about the issues except push sales, that's basically it." ((in 53 reviews)); "Long hours and very busy on Saturdays" ((in 35 reviews)); "bad upper management and lots of wasteful practices" ((in 34 reviews))

What are the top reviewed America's Best locations?

Houston , Chicago , Atlanta , Philadelphia , San Antonio , Dallas , Saint Louis , Miami , Austin , Orlando , Jacksonville , Richmond , New York , Tampa , Kansas City , Indianapolis , Phoenix , Los Angeles , Huntsville , Mobile , Washington , Tomball , Nashville , Akron , Columbus , Denver , Panama City , Buford , Duluth , Garfield

America's Best reviews

2.9

37% would recommend to a friend

(1,496 total reviews)

Alex Wilkes

35% approve of CEO

31% positive business outlook

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America's Best has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,496 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The America's Best employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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1K reviews

4.0

Jan 30, 2026

My boss was nice and flexible

Optician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible schedule Once you get the hang of it the it’s fun

Cons

It takes a while to understand everything in the system

4.0

Jan 14, 2026

Got me started in optical

Optician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work life balance Commission earnings aren’t capped

Cons

Commission pay is low for the industry standard High turn over rate and spent many days as one of 2 employees working at the store

2.0

Jan 14, 2026

Staff is the best but the management is bad

Front desk receptionist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Loved the staff I worked with, they were the best!

Cons

Management was bad, didn’t check up on us when we needed help. The pay was terrible too, would pay new employees more when others were working there for longer.

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