Exactly 420 of the 8,870 forensic nursing professionals employed in North Carolina, work in Hamlet. The number of forensic nursing professionals in Hamlet has grown by 11% from 2006 to 2010. As the number of forensic nursing professionals in Hamlet has increased, overall employment in Hamlet has also increased.

• Grey: North Carolina
• Dark Yellow: Hamlet

• Light Blue: Forensic Nursing in Hamlet
• Dark Yellow: All Professions in Hamlet

In Hamlet, salaries for forensic nursing professionals have increased. In 2010 Hamlet forensic nursing professionals earned an average yearly salary of $87,010. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for forensic nursing professionals in Hamlet was $71,830 per year. The growth in the salary of forensic nursing professionals in Hamlet is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Forensic nursing professionals in Hamlet make a median yearly salary of $80,280. The difference in pay between the forensic nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 115%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $58,970 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $126,570 per year.

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

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

Approximately 41 students completed forensic nursing courses in 2010.