Exactly 250 of Minnesota's 6,430 forensic nursing professionals work in Granite Falls. Between 2006 and 2010, in Granite Falls, there has been a 14% growth in the number of forensic nursing professionals. Overall employment in Granite Falls has also increased.

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Salaries for forensic nursing professionals in Granite Falls have increased. In 2010 Granite Falls forensic nursing professionals earned an average yearly salary of $69,510. The average salary for forensic nursing professionals in Granite Falls was $65,750 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Granite Falls.

Granite Falls forensic nursing professionals earn a median yearly salary of $67,730. The difference in pay between the forensic nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 158%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $38,660 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $99,720 per year.

On average forensic nursing professional salaries in Granite Falls 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 Granite Falls' forensic nursing professionals are graduates of this school.

Granite Falls' forensic nursing school offers one forensic nursing degree and certificate program.

In 2010 approximately 76 students graduated from forensic nursing courses.