Of the 4,400 forensic nursing professionals employed in Kentucky, 2,200 work in Florence. There has been a 4% growth in the number of forensic nursing professionals in Florence between the years 2006 and 2010. As the number of forensic nursing professionals in Florence has increased, overall employment in Florence has also increased.

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Salaries for forensic nursing professionals in Florence have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $86,060 per year was earned by forensic nursing professionals in Florence. The average salary for forensic nursing professionals in Florence was $76,010 per year, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of forensic nursing professionals in Florence is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Forensic nursing professionals make a median salary of $80,635 per year in Florence. The difference in pay between the forensic nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 126%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $55,080 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $124,315 per year.

On average forensic nursing professional salaries in Florence are higher than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

Many of Florence's forensic nursing professionals are graduates of one of the 2 accredited forensic nursing schools in the city.

Florence's forensic nursing schools offer 2 forensic nursing degree and certificate programs.

In 2010 approximately 134 students completed forensic nursing courses.