Exactly 130 of the 8,870 forensic nursing professionals employed in North Carolina, work in Tarboro. Between 2006 and 2010, in Tarboro, there has been a 63% growth in the number of forensic nursing professionals. As the employment for forensic nursing professionals in Tarboro has increased, overall employment in Tarboro has also increased.

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As the number of forensic nursing professionals in Tarboro has grown, salaries for forensic nursing professionals have also increased. In 2010 forensic nursing professionals in Tarboro reportedly earned an average salary of $87,650 per year. Forensic nursing professionals in Tarboro made a yearly average salary of $74,820, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of forensic nursing professionals in Tarboro is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Tarboro forensic nursing professionals earn a median yearly salary of $79,830. The difference in pay between the forensic nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 81%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $60,150 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $109,050 per year.

On average forensic nursing professional salaries in Tarboro 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 Tarboro's forensic nursing professionals are graduates of this school.

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

In 2010 approximately 33 students graduated from forensic nursing courses.