Exactly 120 of the 3,660 forensic nursing professionals employed in Colorado, work in Grand Junction. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of forensic nursing professionals in Grand Junction has grown by 20%. As the number of forensic nursing professionals in Grand Junction has increased, overall employment in Grand Junction has also increased.

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In Grand Junction, salaries for forensic nursing professionals have increased. In 2010 Grand Junction forensic nursing professionals earned an average yearly salary of $101,090. Four years earlier in 2006, forensic nursing professionals in Grand Junction made an average salary of $88,940 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Grand Junction.

Forensic nursing professionals in Grand Junction earn a median salary of $95,450 per year. The difference in pay between the forensic nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 163%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $60,600 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $159,210 per year.

Grand Junction forensic nursing professionals have earnings that are higher than the salaries earned by others in related fields, on average.

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

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

In 2010 approximately 96 students completed forensic nursing courses.