Of the 3,500 forensic nursing professionals employed in Oregon, 2,170 work in Newberg. There has been a 27% growth in the number of forensic nursing professionals in Newberg between the years 2006 and 2010. As the employment for forensic nursing professionals in Newberg has increased, overall employment in Newberg has also increased.

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Salaries for forensic nursing professionals in Newberg have decreased. In 2010 Newberg forensic nursing professionals earned an average yearly salary of $86,350. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for forensic nursing professionals in Newberg was $88,985 per year. This decline is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Newberg.

Forensic nursing professionals make a median salary of $78,585 per year in Newberg. The 10% of forensic nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $47,510 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $92,550 per year.

Forensic nursing professional salaries in Newberg 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 Newberg's forensic nursing professionals are graduates of this school.

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

In 2010 approximately 31 students graduated from forensic nursing courses.