Exactly 8,500 of the 302,330 nursing professionals employed in Florida, work in Cocoa. There has been a 21% growth in the number of nursing professionals in Cocoa between the years 2006 and 2010. As the number of nursing professionals in Cocoa has increased, overall employment in Cocoa has also increased.

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Salaries for nursing professionals in Cocoa have increased. Cocoa nursing professionals made $58,464 per year, on average, in 2010. The average salary for nursing professionals in Cocoa was $55,912 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Cocoa.

Nursing professionals in Cocoa earn a median salary of $54,760 per year. The difference in pay between the nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 119%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $37,834 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $82,970 per year.

Nursing professional salaries in Cocoa are, on average, lower than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

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

There are a total of 3 degree and certificate programs in nursing offered by Cocoa's nursing schools.

In 2010 approximately 349 students completed nursing courses.