Exactly 320 of the 4,920 forensic nursing professionals employed in South Carolina, work in Florence. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of forensic nursing professionals in Florence has grown by 33%. Overall employment in Florence has also increased.

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As the number of forensic nursing professionals in Florence has grown, salaries for forensic nursing professionals have also increased. In 2010 an average salary of $72,110 per year was earned by forensic nursing professionals in Florence. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for forensic nursing professionals in Florence was $67,500 per year. The growth in the salary of forensic nursing professionals in Florence is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Forensic nursing professionals make a median salary of $65,340 per year in Florence. The 10% of forensic nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $37,380 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $110,240 per year.

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

Many of Florence's forensic nursing professionals are graduates of one of the 2 accredited forensic nursing schools in the city.

Florence's forensic nursing schools offer 2 forensic nursing degree and certificate programs.

In 2010 approximately 187 students completed forensic nursing courses.