Exactly 200 of Virginia's 6,150 forensic nursing professionals work in Alberta. There has been a 82% growth in the number of forensic nursing professionals in Alberta between the years 2006 and 2010. As the number of forensic nursing professionals in Alberta has increased, overall employment in Alberta has also increased.

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In Alberta, salaries for forensic nursing professionals have increased. In 2010 Alberta forensic nursing professionals earned an average yearly salary of $72,260. Four years earlier in 2006, forensic nursing professionals in Alberta made an average salary of $67,990 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Alberta.

Forensic nursing professionals in Alberta make a median yearly salary of $70,700. The difference in pay between the forensic nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 144%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $43,180 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $105,540 per year.

On average forensic nursing professionals in Alberta earn salaries that are higher than the salaries earned by other professionals in Alberta.

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

There is one degree and certificate program in forensic nursing offered by Alberta's forensic nursing school.

In 2010 approximately 43 students completed forensic nursing courses.