Exactly 27,790 of the 153,150 nursing professionals employed in Massachusetts, work in Fall River. There has been a 6% growth in the number of nursing professionals in Fall River between the years 2006 and 2010. As the number of nursing professionals in Fall River has increased, overall employment in Fall River has also increased.

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Salaries for nursing professionals in Fall River have increased. In 2010 nursing professionals in Fall River reportedly earned an average salary of $63,962 per year. Four years earlier in 2006, nursing professionals in Fall River made an average salary of $56,382 per year. The growth in the salary of nursing professionals in Fall River is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Nursing professionals make a median salary of $60,320 per year in Fall River. The 10% of nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $40,072 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 127% higher salaries.

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

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

Fall River's nursing schools offer 2 nursing degree and certificate programs.

Approximately 101 students completed nursing courses in 2010.