Exactly 200 of the 3,860 forensic nursing professionals employed in Louisiana, work in Lafayette. There has been a 17% decline in the number of forensic nursing professionals in Lafayette between the years 2006 and 2010. Overall employment in Lafayette has also decreased.

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As the number of forensic nursing professionals in Lafayette has shrunk, salaries for forensic nursing professionals have also decreased. In 2010 forensic nursing professionals in Lafayette reportedly earned an average salary of $81,720 per year. Four years earlier in 2006, forensic nursing professionals in Lafayette made an average salary of $86,595 per year. The decline in the salary of forensic nursing professionals in Lafayette is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Forensic nursing professionals in Lafayette make a median yearly salary of $78,420. The difference in pay between the forensic nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 126%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $50,610 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $114,460 per year.

Forensic nursing professional salaries in Lafayette are, on average, higher than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

There is only one accredited forensic nursing school in the city. Many of Lafayette's forensic nursing professionals are graduates of this school.

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

Approximately 157 students completed forensic nursing courses in 2010.