Exactly 18,120 of the 8,890 forensic nursing professionals employed in New Jersey, work in Wayne. There has been a 9% growth in the number of forensic nursing professionals in Wayne between the years 2006 and 2010. As the employment for forensic nursing professionals in Wayne has increased, overall employment in Wayne has also increased.

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As the number of forensic nursing professionals in Wayne has grown, salaries for forensic nursing professionals have also increased. In 2010 Wayne forensic nursing professionals earned an average yearly salary of $106,190. Four years earlier in 2006, forensic nursing professionals in Wayne made an average salary of $104,200 per year. The growth in the salary of forensic nursing professionals in Wayne is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Forensic nursing professionals in Wayne make a median yearly salary of $98,095. The 10% of forensic nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $60,415 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 152% higher salaries.

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

There are a total of 2 degree and certificate programs in forensic nursing offered by Wayne's forensic nursing schools.

In 2010 approximately 100 students graduated from forensic nursing courses.