Exactly 2,340 of New Jersey's 8,890 forensic nursing professionals work in Plainfield. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of forensic nursing professionals in Plainfield has grown by 18%. As the employment for forensic nursing professionals in Plainfield has increased, overall employment in Plainfield has also increased.

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As the number of forensic nursing professionals in Plainfield has grown, salaries for forensic nursing professionals have also increased. In 2010 Plainfield forensic nursing professionals earned an average yearly salary of $94,145. Forensic nursing professionals in Plainfield made a yearly average salary of $87,030, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of forensic nursing professionals in Plainfield is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Forensic nursing professionals make a median salary of $90,705 per year in Plainfield. The 10% of forensic nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $51,390 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $135,385 per year.

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

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

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

In 2010 approximately 103 students graduated from forensic nursing courses.