Of the 8,870 forensic nursing professionals employed in North Carolina, 370 work in Spindale. Between 2006 and 2010, in Spindale, there has been a 6% growth in the number of forensic nursing professionals. As the number of forensic nursing professionals in Spindale has increased, overall employment in Spindale has also increased.

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In Spindale, salaries for forensic nursing professionals have increased. Spindale forensic nursing professionals made $76,670 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, forensic nursing professionals in Spindale made an average salary of $66,010 per year. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Spindale.

Spindale forensic nursing professionals earn a median yearly salary of $73,100. The difference in pay between the forensic nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 70%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $57,380 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $97,510 per year.

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

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

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

Approximately 23 students completed forensic nursing courses in 2010.