Wirewoman
Call her: (213) 555-0100

One costs a salary.
The other costs a phone bill.

An electrician’s front office used to mean one thing: hiring someone. Here’s the honest math on a full-time receptionist vs. bringing on a Wirewoman: much more than an assistant, and a fraction of the cost.

The line itemA full-time receptionistYour Wirewoman
Cost per month≈ $2,990 salary, before payroll taxes and benefits$95–$495 flat. That’s it.
Coverage40 hrs/week. Nights, weekends and holidays are overtime, or voicemail.24/7/365. Holidays, 2am, Sunday dinner: she picks up.
Answer speedWhen she’s not on the other line, at lunch, or out sick.2 seconds. Every call, including the fifth one at once.
MemorySticky notes, a message pad, and goodwill.Every caller, every address, every job, every detail: remembered forever, texted to you in 30 seconds.
Trade fluencyMonths to learn what a GFCI is and which calls are dangerous.Speaks electrician on day one: panel, breaker, three-phase, EV charger.
Emergency triageDepends on experience and judgment on a bad day.Danger words (sparking, smoke, burning smell, no power) ring your cell in seconds. Every time.
Sick days & turnoverPTO, sick days, and a two-weeks notice when a better offer lands.Never calls in sick. Never quits. Never forgets your escalation rules.
Time to hireWeeks of posting, interviews, and onboarding.Hired in the morning, answering by tonight.
When call volume doublesA second hire. A second salary.The next plan up.

Salary source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2023, median receptionist wage $17.23/hr (≈ $35,840/yr). Benefits and payroll taxes come on top.

I don’t take lunch, I don’t lose the sticky note, and I remember the caller from last March. Ask me anything.

Signed, your Wirewoman

Do your own math.

No made-up industry stats. Your numbers, your call. Slide them around.

WORK WALKING PAST YOU$3,900per monthHer plan: $95–$495 flat.

Math: missed calls × 4.33 weeks × your job value × your booking rate. Every input is yours. We don’t invent statistics.

Where a human still wins.

Honest is the whole point: she’s built to run your phones, not to replace people at everything.

  • A walk-in front desk: if customers come to a counter, a person belongs behind it.
  • In-person paperwork, permits, and errands around the shop.
  • Office judgment calls that need a human owner’s touch on site.

If your shop has a counter and walk-ins, hire a person, and let her handle the phones while they handle the door.

Skip the job posting.

She’s hired in a day, trained on your shop, and answering by tonight, for less than your phone bill.

Bring her on → Hear her: (213) 555-0100