Exactly 310 of Alabama's 23,780 criminal justice professionals work in Florence. The number of criminal justice professionals in Florence has grown by 82% from 2006 to 2010. As the employment for criminal justice professionals in Florence has increased, overall employment in Florence has also increased.

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Salaries for criminal justice professionals in Florence have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $22,560 per year was earned by criminal justice professionals in Florence. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for criminal justice professionals in Florence was $19,770 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Florence.

Criminal justice professionals make a median salary of $21,635 per year in Florence. The difference in pay between the criminal justice professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 85%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $16,880 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $31,290 per year.

Criminal justice professional salaries in Florence are, on average, higher than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

Many of Florence's criminal justice professionals are graduates of the only accredited criminal justice school in the city.

There are a total of 2 degree and certificate programs in criminal justice offered by Florence's criminal justice schools.

In 2010 approximately 39 students completed criminal justice courses.