Exactly 740 of the 10,350 forensic nursing professionals employed in Massachusetts, work in South Lancaster. There has been a 45% growth in the number of forensic nursing professionals in South Lancaster between the years 2006 and 2010. As the number of forensic nursing professionals in South Lancaster has increased, overall employment in South Lancaster has also increased.

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In South Lancaster, salaries for forensic nursing professionals have increased. South Lancaster forensic nursing professionals made $99,490 per year, on average, in 2010. Forensic nursing professionals in South Lancaster made a yearly average salary of $82,770, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of forensic nursing professionals in South Lancaster is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Forensic nursing professionals in South Lancaster make a median yearly salary of $96,400. The 10% of forensic nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $59,140 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $142,310 per year.

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

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

South Lancaster's forensic nursing schools offer 2 forensic nursing degree and certificate programs.

In 2010 approximately 25 students completed forensic nursing courses.