Of the 3,500 forensic nursing professionals employed in Oregon, 50 work in Albany. There has been a 17% decline in the number of forensic nursing professionals in Albany between the years 2006 and 2010. As the number of forensic nursing professionals in Albany has decreased, overall employment in Albany has increased.

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• Dark Yellow: Albany

• Light Blue: Forensic Nursing in Albany
• Dark Yellow: All Professions in Albany

As the number of forensic nursing professionals in Albany has shrunk, salaries for forensic nursing professionals have increased. Albany forensic nursing professionals made $91,680 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for forensic nursing professionals in Albany was $57,980 per year. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Albany.

Forensic nursing professionals make a median salary of $74,490 per year in Albany. The 10% of forensic nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $49,430 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $113,590 per year.

Albany forensic nursing professionals have earnings that are higher than the salaries earned by others in related fields, on average.

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

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

Approximately 44 students completed forensic nursing courses in 2010.