Exactly 60 of Arkansas' 2,230 forensic nursing professionals work in Jonesboro. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of forensic nursing professionals in Jonesboro has shrunk by 25%. As the employment for forensic nursing professionals in Jonesboro has decreased, overall employment in Jonesboro has increased.

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In Jonesboro, salaries for forensic nursing professionals have increased. Jonesboro forensic nursing professionals made $66,670 per year, on average, in 2010. The average salary for forensic nursing professionals in Jonesboro was $59,170 per year, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of forensic nursing professionals in Jonesboro is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Forensic nursing professionals make a median salary of $66,220 per year in Jonesboro. The difference in pay between the forensic nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 68%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $52,240 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $87,600 per year.

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

Jonesboro's forensic nursing schools offer 3 forensic nursing degree and certificate programs.

Approximately 243 students completed forensic nursing courses in 2010.