Exactly 370 of North Carolina's 8,870 forensic nursing professionals work in Spruce Pine. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of forensic nursing professionals in Spruce Pine has grown by 6%. As the number of forensic nursing professionals in Spruce Pine has increased, overall employment in Spruce Pine has also increased.

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In Spruce Pine, salaries for forensic nursing professionals have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $76,670 per year was earned by forensic nursing professionals in Spruce Pine. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for forensic nursing professionals in Spruce Pine was $66,010 per year. The growth in the salary of forensic nursing professionals in Spruce Pine is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Forensic nursing professionals make a median salary of $73,100 per year in Spruce Pine. The 10% of forensic nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $57,380 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 70% higher salaries.

On average forensic nursing professionals in Spruce Pine earn salaries that are higher than the salaries earned by other professionals in Spruce Pine.

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

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

In 2010 approximately 24 students completed forensic nursing courses.