Exactly 80 of Washington State's 6,240 forensic nursing professionals work in Aberdeen. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of forensic nursing professionals in Aberdeen has grown by 14%. As the number of forensic nursing professionals in Aberdeen has increased, overall employment in Aberdeen has also increased.

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Salaries for forensic nursing professionals in Aberdeen have decreased. In 2010 Aberdeen forensic nursing professionals earned an average yearly salary of $89,670. The average salary for forensic nursing professionals in Aberdeen was $90,370 per year, four years earlier in 2006. The decline in the salary of forensic nursing professionals in Aberdeen is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Forensic nursing professionals in Aberdeen earn a median salary of $85,350 per year. The 10% of forensic nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $55,120 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 139% higher salaries.

On average forensic nursing professional salaries in Aberdeen are higher than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

There is only one accredited forensic nursing school in the city. Many of Aberdeen's forensic nursing professionals are graduates of this school.

Aberdeen's forensic nursing school offers one forensic nursing degree and certificate program.

Approximately 20 students completed forensic nursing courses in 2010.