Exactly 560 of the 8,870 forensic nursing professionals employed in North Carolina, work in Pinehurst. Between 2006 and 2010, in Pinehurst, there has been a 10% growth in the number of forensic nursing professionals. As the number of forensic nursing professionals in Pinehurst has increased, overall employment in Pinehurst has also increased.

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In Pinehurst, salaries for forensic nursing professionals have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $81,980 per year was earned by forensic nursing professionals in Pinehurst. Four years earlier in 2006, forensic nursing professionals in Pinehurst made an average salary of $73,970 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Pinehurst.

Forensic nursing professionals in Pinehurst make a median yearly salary of $74,840. The difference in pay between the forensic nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 98%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $57,230 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $113,240 per year.

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

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

There is one degree and certificate program in forensic nursing offered by Pinehurst's forensic nursing school.

Approximately 46 students graduated from forensic nursing courses in 2010.