Exactly 120 of the 3,860 forensic nursing professionals employed in Louisiana, work in Hammond. There has been a 50% growth in the number of forensic nursing professionals in Hammond between the years 2006 and 2010. As the number of forensic nursing professionals in Hammond has increased, overall employment in Hammond has also increased.

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As the number of forensic nursing professionals in Hammond has grown, salaries for forensic nursing professionals have also increased. Hammond forensic nursing professionals made $82,910 per year, on average, in 2010. Forensic nursing professionals in Hammond made a yearly average salary of $61,080, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Hammond.

Forensic nursing professionals make a median salary of $81,190 per year in Hammond. The 10% of forensic nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $52,570 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 119% higher salaries.

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

Many of Hammond's forensic nursing professionals are graduates of the only accredited forensic nursing school in the city.

There are a total of 2 degree and certificate programs in forensic nursing offered by Hammond's forensic nursing schools.

Approximately 203 students completed forensic nursing courses in 2010.