Exactly 240 of Wisconsin's 5,920 forensic nursing professionals work in Appleton. There has been a 60% growth in the number of forensic nursing professionals in Appleton between the years 2006 and 2010. As the number of forensic nursing professionals in Appleton has increased, overall employment in Appleton has also increased.

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Salaries for forensic nursing professionals in Appleton have increased. Appleton forensic nursing professionals made $78,060 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, forensic nursing professionals in Appleton made an average salary of $76,140 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Appleton.

Forensic nursing professionals make a median salary of $71,140 per year in Appleton. The 10% of forensic nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $46,950 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $111,050 per year.

On average forensic nursing professional salaries in Appleton are higher than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

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

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

In 2010 approximately 79 students graduated from forensic nursing courses.