Exactly 280 of the 6,150 forensic nursing professionals employed in Virginia, work in Abingdon. The number of forensic nursing professionals in Abingdon has grown by 87% from 2006 to 2010. As the employment for forensic nursing professionals in Abingdon has increased, overall employment in Abingdon has also increased.

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As the number of forensic nursing professionals in Abingdon has grown, salaries for forensic nursing professionals have also increased. In 2010 Abingdon forensic nursing professionals earned an average yearly salary of $82,180. The average salary for forensic nursing professionals in Abingdon was $54,980 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Abingdon.

Abingdon forensic nursing professionals earn a median yearly salary of $78,740. The difference in pay between the forensic nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 129%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $50,440 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $115,540 per year.

Forensic nursing professional salaries in Abingdon are, on average, higher than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

Many of Abingdon's forensic nursing professionals are graduates of the only accredited forensic nursing school in the city.

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

In 2010 approximately 66 students graduated from forensic nursing courses.