Exactly 930 of Ohio's 13,170 forensic nursing professionals work in Kent. There has been a 43% growth in the number of forensic nursing professionals in Kent between the years 2006 and 2010. As the number of forensic nursing professionals in Kent has increased, overall employment in Kent has also increased.

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Salaries for forensic nursing professionals in Kent have increased. Kent forensic nursing professionals made $86,850 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, forensic nursing professionals in Kent made an average salary of $78,970 per year. The growth in the salary of forensic nursing professionals in Kent is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Forensic nursing professionals in Kent make a median yearly salary of $72,660. The 10% of forensic nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $52,740 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 153% higher salaries.

Kent forensic nursing professionals have earnings that are higher than the salaries earned by others in related fields, on average.

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

There are a total of 3 degree and certificate programs in forensic nursing offered by Kent's forensic nursing schools.

In 2010 approximately 465 students completed forensic nursing courses.