Exactly 400 of the 4,400 forensic nursing professionals employed in Kentucky, work in Hazard. Between 2006 and 2010, in Hazard, there has been a 11% growth in the number of forensic nursing professionals. As the employment for forensic nursing professionals in Hazard has increased, overall employment in Hazard has also increased.

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In Hazard, salaries for forensic nursing professionals have increased. In 2010 Hazard forensic nursing professionals earned an average yearly salary of $89,350. The average salary for forensic nursing professionals in Hazard was $67,790 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Hazard.

Forensic nursing professionals make a median salary of $77,900 per year in Hazard. The difference in pay between the forensic nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 137%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $57,240 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $135,890 per year.

On average forensic nursing professional salaries in Hazard 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 Hazard's forensic nursing professionals are graduates of this school.

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

Approximately 47 students graduated from forensic nursing courses in 2010.