Exactly 300 of the 4,900 forensic nursing professionals employed in Oklahoma, work in Tonkawa. The number of forensic nursing professionals in Tonkawa has grown by 76% from 2006 to 2010. As the employment for forensic nursing professionals in Tonkawa has increased, overall employment in Tonkawa has also increased.

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As the number of forensic nursing professionals in Tonkawa has grown, salaries for forensic nursing professionals have also increased. In 2010 forensic nursing professionals in Tonkawa reportedly earned an average salary of $72,690 per year. Forensic nursing professionals in Tonkawa made a yearly average salary of $59,880, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Tonkawa.

Forensic nursing professionals in Tonkawa make a median yearly salary of $67,830. The difference in pay between the forensic nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 138%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $43,930 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $104,350 per year.

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

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

Approximately 82 students completed forensic nursing courses in 2010.