Exactly 2,200 of the 13,170 forensic nursing professionals employed in Ohio, work in Cincinnati. Between 2006 and 2010, in Cincinnati, there has been a 4% growth in the number of forensic nursing professionals. As the number of forensic nursing professionals in Cincinnati has increased, overall employment in Cincinnati has also increased.

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As the number of forensic nursing professionals in Cincinnati has grown, salaries for forensic nursing professionals have also increased. In 2010 Cincinnati forensic nursing professionals earned an average yearly salary of $86,060. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for forensic nursing professionals in Cincinnati was $76,010 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Cincinnati.

Forensic nursing professionals make a median salary of $80,635 per year in Cincinnati. The 10% of forensic nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $55,080 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 126% higher salaries.

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

There are 8 accredited forensic nursing schools in the city. Many of Cincinnati's forensic nursing professionals are graduates of one of these schools.

Cincinnati's forensic nursing schools offer 10 forensic nursing degree and certificate programs.

In 2010 approximately 915 students graduated from forensic nursing courses.