Exactly 8,020 of Georgia's 13,000 forensic nursing professionals work in Decatur. The number of forensic nursing professionals in Decatur has grown by 29% from 2006 to 2010. Overall employment in Decatur has also increased.

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In Decatur, salaries for forensic nursing professionals have increased. Decatur forensic nursing professionals made $94,785 per year, on average, in 2010. The average salary for forensic nursing professionals in Decatur was $70,810 per year, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of forensic nursing professionals in Decatur is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Decatur forensic nursing professionals earn a median yearly salary of $87,795. The 10% of forensic nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $57,530 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 143% higher salaries.

On average forensic nursing professional salaries in Decatur are higher than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

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

There is one degree and certificate program in forensic nursing offered by Decatur's forensic nursing school.

In 2010 approximately 164 students completed forensic nursing courses.