Exactly 2,170 of the 3,500 forensic nursing professionals employed in Oregon, work in Gresham. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of forensic nursing professionals in Gresham has grown by 27%. As the number of forensic nursing professionals in Gresham has increased, overall employment in Gresham has also increased.

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As the number of forensic nursing professionals in Gresham has grown, salaries for forensic nursing professionals have decreased. Gresham forensic nursing professionals made $86,350 per year, on average, in 2010. The average salary for forensic nursing professionals in Gresham was $88,985 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This decline is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Gresham.

Forensic nursing professionals in Gresham earn a median salary of $78,585 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 95%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $47,510 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $92,550 per year.

Gresham 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 Gresham's forensic nursing professionals are graduates of this school.

Gresham's forensic nursing school offers one forensic nursing degree and certificate program.

In 2010 approximately 87 students graduated from forensic nursing courses.