Exactly 160 of the 29,560 forensic nursing professionals employed in California, work in Aptos. The number of forensic nursing professionals in Aptos has grown by 14% from 2006 to 2010. As the employment for forensic nursing professionals in Aptos has increased, overall employment in Aptos has also increased.

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As the number of forensic nursing professionals in Aptos has grown, salaries for forensic nursing professionals have also increased. Aptos forensic nursing professionals made $107,160 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, forensic nursing professionals in Aptos made an average salary of $87,330 per year. The growth in the salary of forensic nursing professionals in Aptos is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Aptos forensic nursing professionals earn a median yearly salary of $97,610. The difference in pay between the forensic nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 140%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $58,240 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $139,810 per year.

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

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

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

Approximately 67 students completed forensic nursing courses in 2010.