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Nursing Assistant (CNA) vs Construction Laborer pay in Houston

Side-by-side hourly pay on one shared scale: public baselines plus anonymous worker reports.

The takeaway

Construction Laborers earn $2.93/hr more than nursing assistant (cna)s in Houston

$20.68/hr vs $17.75/hr, about $6,094/year apart working full-time.

$17.75/hr

$14.50Median $17.75/hr$21.46

P25

$14.50

Median

$17.75

P75

$21.46

Public baseline · Full Houston details

$20.68/hr

$16.46Median $20.68/hr$26.85

P25

$16.46

Median

$20.68

P75

$26.85

Public baseline · Full Houston details

Common questions

Which pays more in Houston, nursing assistant (cna) or construction laborer?

Construction Laborers earn more in Houston: $20.68/hr vs $17.75/hr for nursing assistant (cna)s, a gap of $2.93/hr (about $6,094/year full-time).

How big is the pay gap between nursing assistant (cna)s and construction laborer in Houston?

About $2.93/hr, roughly $6,094 per year working full-time. Gaps vary with experience, union status, and employer; anonymous worker reports refine these numbers over time.

Where does this pay data come from?

Public baselines come from the BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics; community figures come from anonymous worker pay reports. Pages update as workers share.

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Source: BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics · bls.gov/oes · Community figures from anonymous worker reports.