Of the 1,160 forensic nursing professionals employed in Hawaii, 200 work in Lihue. Between 2006 and 2010, in Lihue, there has been a 33% growth in the number of forensic nursing professionals. As the number of forensic nursing professionals in Lihue has increased, overall employment in Lihue has also increased.

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As the number of forensic nursing professionals in Lihue has grown, salaries for forensic nursing professionals have also increased. Lihue forensic nursing professionals made $82,420 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, forensic nursing professionals in Lihue made an average salary of $80,450 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Lihue.

Forensic nursing professionals in Lihue earn a median salary of $83,490 per year. The difference in pay between the forensic nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 160%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $44,730 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $116,100 per year.

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

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

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

Approximately 17 students completed forensic nursing courses in 2010.