Exactly 19,890 of the 58,290 nursing professionals employed in Kansas, work in Liberal. Between 2006 and 2010, in Liberal, there has been a 68% growth in the number of nursing professionals. As the number of nursing professionals in Liberal has increased, overall employment in Liberal has also increased.

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Salaries for nursing professionals in Liberal have increased. In 2010 Liberal nursing professionals earned an average yearly salary of $43,838. Nursing professionals in Liberal made a yearly average salary of $39,942, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of nursing professionals in Liberal is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Nursing professionals in Liberal make a median yearly salary of $41,638. The difference in pay between the nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 79%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $32,020 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $57,230 per year.

On average nursing professional salaries in Liberal are lower than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

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

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

Approximately 55 students completed nursing courses in 2010.