Of the 2,490 forensic nursing professionals employed in Mississippi, 320 work in Clarksdale. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of forensic nursing professionals in Clarksdale has grown by 33%. As the number of forensic nursing professionals in Clarksdale has increased, overall employment in Clarksdale has decreased.

• Grey: Mississippi
• Dark Yellow: Clarksdale

• Light Blue: Forensic Nursing in Clarksdale
• Dark Yellow: All Professions in Clarksdale

In Clarksdale, salaries for forensic nursing professionals have increased. In 2010 forensic nursing professionals in Clarksdale reportedly earned an average salary of $74,400 per year. The average salary for forensic nursing professionals in Clarksdale was $63,850 per year, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of forensic nursing professionals in Clarksdale is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Forensic nursing professionals in Clarksdale earn a median salary of $63,880 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 233%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $37,530 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $125,010 per year.

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

Many of Clarksdale's forensic nursing professionals are graduates of the only accredited forensic nursing school in the city.

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

In 2010 approximately 15 students graduated from forensic nursing courses.