Exactly 54,550 of the 250,270 nursing professionals employed in Ohio, work in Independence. Between 2006 and 2010, in Independence, there has been a 8% growth in the number of nursing professionals. As the employment for nursing professionals in Independence has increased, overall employment in Independence has also increased.

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In Independence, salaries for nursing professionals have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $59,512 per year was earned by nursing professionals in Independence. Four years earlier in 2006, nursing professionals in Independence made an average salary of $53,376 per year. The growth in the salary of nursing professionals in Independence is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Nursing professionals make a median salary of $57,026 per year in Independence. The difference in pay between the nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 78%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $44,132 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $78,626 per year.

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

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

Independence's nursing schools offer 2 nursing degree and certificate programs.

In 2010 approximately 8 students graduated from nursing courses.