Of the 4,070 forensic nursing professionals employed in Iowa, 940 work in Ankeny. Between 2006 and 2010, in Ankeny, there has been a 1% decline in the number of forensic nursing professionals. As the number of forensic nursing professionals in Ankeny has decreased, overall employment in Ankeny has increased.

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As the number of forensic nursing professionals in Ankeny has shrunk, salaries for forensic nursing professionals have also decreased. Ankeny forensic nursing professionals made $69,710 per year, on average, in 2010. The average salary for forensic nursing professionals in Ankeny was $72,780 per year, four years earlier in 2006. The decline in the salary of forensic nursing professionals in Ankeny is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Forensic nursing professionals in Ankeny earn a median salary of $65,050 per year. The 10% of forensic nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $42,215 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 144% higher salaries.

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

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

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

Approximately 122 students completed forensic nursing courses in 2010.