Of the 2,230 forensic nursing professionals employed in Arkansas, 100 work in Russellville. The number of forensic nursing professionals in Russellville has shrunk by 33% from 2006 to 2010. As the number of forensic nursing professionals in Russellville has decreased, overall employment in Russellville has increased.

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In Russellville, salaries for forensic nursing professionals have increased. In 2010 Russellville forensic nursing professionals earned an average yearly salary of $68,260. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for forensic nursing professionals in Russellville was $59,320 per year. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Russellville.

Forensic nursing professionals in Russellville earn a median salary of $61,020 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 235%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $32,160 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $107,680 per year.

On average forensic nursing professional salaries in Russellville are higher than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

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

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

Approximately 91 students completed forensic nursing courses in 2010.