Of the 3,500 forensic nursing professionals employed in Oregon, 150 work in Bend. There has been a 50% growth in the number of forensic nursing professionals in Bend between the years 2006 and 2010. Overall employment in Bend has also increased.

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Salaries for forensic nursing professionals in Bend have decreased. In 2010 Bend forensic nursing professionals earned an average yearly salary of $77,670. Forensic nursing professionals in Bend made a yearly average salary of $87,570, four years earlier in 2006. This decline is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Bend.

Bend forensic nursing professionals earn a median yearly salary of $78,290. The 10% of forensic nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $57,150 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 83% higher salaries.

On average forensic nursing professional salaries in Bend 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 Bend's forensic nursing professionals are graduates of this school.

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

In 2010 approximately 35 students completed forensic nursing courses.