Exactly 860 of the 3,860 forensic nursing professionals employed in Louisiana, work in Baton Rouge. The number of forensic nursing professionals in Baton Rouge has grown by 72% from 2006 to 2010. Overall employment in Baton Rouge has also increased.

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In Baton Rouge, salaries for forensic nursing professionals have increased. Baton Rouge forensic nursing professionals made $77,520 per year, on average, in 2010. Forensic nursing professionals in Baton Rouge made a yearly average salary of $72,390, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Baton Rouge.

Forensic nursing professionals make a median salary of $72,260 per year in Baton Rouge. The difference in pay between the forensic nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 152%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $44,580 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $112,160 per year.

Baton Rouge forensic nursing professionals have earnings that are higher than the salaries earned by others in related fields, on average.

Many of Baton Rouge's forensic nursing professionals are graduates of one of the 4 accredited forensic nursing schools in the city.

There are a total of 5 degree and certificate programs in forensic nursing offered by Baton Rouge's forensic nursing schools.

Approximately 475 students completed forensic nursing courses in 2010.