Exactly 1,970 of North Carolina's 8,870 forensic nursing professionals work in Chapel Hill. Between 2006 and 2010, in Chapel Hill, there has been a 30% growth in the number of forensic nursing professionals. As the employment for forensic nursing professionals in Chapel Hill has increased, overall employment in Chapel Hill has also increased.

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As the number of forensic nursing professionals in Chapel Hill has grown, salaries for forensic nursing professionals have also increased. In 2010 an average salary of $84,820 per year was earned by forensic nursing professionals in Chapel Hill. Four years earlier in 2006, forensic nursing professionals in Chapel Hill made an average salary of $80,190 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Chapel Hill.

Forensic nursing professionals in Chapel Hill earn a median salary of $76,315 per year. The difference in pay between the forensic nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 147%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $52,110 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $128,715 per year.

Forensic nursing professional salaries in Chapel Hill are, on average, higher than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

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

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

Approximately 246 students completed forensic nursing courses in 2010.