Exactly 280 of the 11,650 forensic nursing professionals employed in Michigan, work in Dowagiac. The number of forensic nursing professionals in Dowagiac has shrunk by 10% from 2006 to 2010. As the number of forensic nursing professionals in Dowagiac has decreased, overall employment in Dowagiac has increased.

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In Dowagiac, salaries for forensic nursing professionals have decreased. In 2010 an average salary of $74,900 per year was earned by forensic nursing professionals in Dowagiac. Four years earlier in 2006, forensic nursing professionals in Dowagiac made an average salary of $90,650 per year. This decline is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Dowagiac.

Forensic nursing professionals in Dowagiac make a median yearly salary of $71,640. The difference in pay between the forensic nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 102%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $51,260 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $103,520 per year.

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

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

Approximately 58 students completed forensic nursing courses in 2010.