Of the 6,430 forensic nursing professionals employed in Minnesota, 4,310 work in Minneapolis. There has been a 36% growth in the number of forensic nursing professionals in Minneapolis between the years 2006 and 2010. As the number of forensic nursing professionals in Minneapolis has increased, overall employment in Minneapolis has also increased.

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As the number of forensic nursing professionals in Minneapolis has grown, salaries for forensic nursing professionals have also increased. In 2010 an average salary of $97,620 per year was earned by forensic nursing professionals in Minneapolis. Four years earlier in 2006, forensic nursing professionals in Minneapolis made an average salary of $79,945 per year. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Minneapolis.

Forensic nursing professionals make a median salary of $80,105 per year in Minneapolis. 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 $56,880 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $128,265 per year.

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

There are 5 accredited forensic nursing schools in the city. Many of Minneapolis' forensic nursing professionals are graduates of one of these schools.

Minneapolis' forensic nursing schools offer 8 forensic nursing degree and certificate programs.

Approximately 955 students completed forensic nursing courses in 2010.