Exactly 100 of the 13,000 forensic nursing professionals employed in Georgia, work in Dalton. The number of forensic nursing professionals in Dalton has grown by 25% from 2006 to 2010. As the employment for forensic nursing professionals in Dalton has increased, overall employment in Dalton has also increased.

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In Dalton, salaries for forensic nursing professionals have increased. Dalton forensic nursing professionals made $78,790 per year, on average, in 2010. Forensic nursing professionals in Dalton made a yearly average salary of $68,590, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Dalton.

Forensic nursing professionals make a median salary of $64,780 per year in Dalton. The 10% of forensic nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $42,210 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 218% higher salaries.

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

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

In 2010 approximately 55 students completed forensic nursing courses.