Exactly 130 of Michigan's 11,650 forensic nursing professionals work in Battle Creek. Between 2006 and 2010, in Battle Creek, there has been a 44% growth in the number of forensic nursing professionals. As the employment for forensic nursing professionals in Battle Creek has increased, overall employment in Battle Creek has decreased.

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As the number of forensic nursing professionals in Battle Creek has grown, salaries for forensic nursing professionals have also increased. In 2010 forensic nursing professionals in Battle Creek reportedly earned an average salary of $94,940 per year. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for forensic nursing professionals in Battle Creek was $85,580 per year. The growth in the salary of forensic nursing professionals in Battle Creek is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Forensic nursing professionals in Battle Creek earn a median salary of $86,580 per year. The 10% of forensic nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $43,240 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $150,910 per year.

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

Many of Battle Creek's forensic nursing professionals are graduates of one of the 2 accredited forensic nursing schools in the city.

There are a total of 2 degree and certificate programs in forensic nursing offered by Battle Creek's forensic nursing schools.

In 2010 approximately 180 students completed forensic nursing courses.