Of the 29,560 forensic nursing professionals employed in California, 2,330 work in El Cajon. The number of forensic nursing professionals in El Cajon has grown by 20% from 2006 to 2010. As the employment for forensic nursing professionals in El Cajon has increased, overall employment in El Cajon has also increased.

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As the number of forensic nursing professionals in El Cajon has grown, salaries for forensic nursing professionals have decreased. In 2010 an average salary of $93,115 per year was earned by forensic nursing professionals in El Cajon. Four years earlier in 2006, forensic nursing professionals in El Cajon made an average salary of $94,785 per year. This decline is slower than the salary trend for all careers in El Cajon.

El Cajon forensic nursing professionals earn a median yearly salary of $86,070. The difference in pay between the forensic nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 80%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $56,735 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $102,100 per year.

Forensic nursing professional salaries in El Cajon are, on average, higher than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

There is only one accredited forensic nursing school in the city. Many of El Cajon's forensic nursing professionals are graduates of this school.

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

In 2010 approximately 114 students graduated from forensic nursing courses.