Exactly 750 of Kansas' 3,110 forensic nursing professionals work in Hutchinson. There has been a 24% decline in the number of forensic nursing professionals in Hutchinson between the years 2006 and 2010. Overall employment in Hutchinson has increased.

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As the number of forensic nursing professionals in Hutchinson has shrunk, salaries for forensic nursing professionals have increased. In 2010 forensic nursing professionals in Hutchinson reportedly earned an average salary of $67,360 per year. Forensic nursing professionals in Hutchinson made a yearly average salary of $52,415, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of forensic nursing professionals in Hutchinson is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Forensic nursing professionals in Hutchinson make a median yearly salary of $62,850. The difference in pay between the forensic nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 99%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $46,590 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $92,710 per year.

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

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

Approximately 78 students completed forensic nursing courses in 2010.