Exactly 6,090 of the 550 forensic nursing professionals employed in Illinois, work in Des Plaines. There has been a 29% decline in the number of forensic nursing professionals in Des Plaines between the years 2006 and 2010. As the number of forensic nursing professionals in Des Plaines has decreased, overall employment in Des Plaines has increased.

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Salaries for forensic nursing professionals in Des Plaines have increased. Des Plaines forensic nursing professionals made $87,205 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for forensic nursing professionals in Des Plaines was $69,810 per year. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Des Plaines.

Forensic nursing professionals in Des Plaines make a median yearly salary of $77,865. The difference in pay between the forensic nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 123%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $48,315 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $107,590 per year.

On average forensic nursing professionals in Des Plaines earn salaries that are higher than the salaries earned by other professionals in Des Plaines.

There is only one accredited forensic nursing school in the city. Many of Des Plaines' forensic nursing professionals are graduates of this school.

Des Plaines' forensic nursing school offers one forensic nursing degree and certificate program.

In 2010 approximately 80 students completed forensic nursing courses.