Exactly 8,200 of California's 29,560 forensic nursing professionals work in Whittier. There has been a 32% growth in the number of forensic nursing professionals in Whittier between the years 2006 and 2010. Overall employment in Whittier has also increased.

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In Whittier, salaries for forensic nursing professionals have decreased. In 2010 an average salary of $84,185 per year was earned by forensic nursing professionals in Whittier. The average salary for forensic nursing professionals in Whittier was $88,180 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This decline is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Whittier.

Forensic nursing professionals in Whittier make a median yearly salary of $73,650. The difference in pay between the forensic nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 234%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $39,875 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $133,355 per year.

Forensic nursing professional salaries in Whittier are, on average, higher than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

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

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

In 2010 approximately 109 students graduated from forensic nursing courses.