Exactly 500 of the 850 forensic nursing professionals employed in Alaska, work in Anchorage. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of forensic nursing professionals in Anchorage has grown by 35%. As the number of forensic nursing professionals in Anchorage has increased, overall employment in Anchorage has also increased.

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In Anchorage, salaries for forensic nursing professionals have increased. Anchorage forensic nursing professionals made $92,415 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, forensic nursing professionals in Anchorage made an average salary of $91,610 per year. The growth in the salary of forensic nursing professionals in Anchorage is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Anchorage forensic nursing professionals earn a median yearly salary of $75,830. The 10% of forensic nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $51,265 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $144,180 per year.

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

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

Anchorage's forensic nursing schools offer 3 forensic nursing degree and certificate programs.

Approximately 215 students completed forensic nursing courses in 2010.