Receptionist
AI employee · Front desk · Phone
Asks what is happening and whether anything smells hot, takes the details, texts you the job.
An electrician's calls split into two kinds: the panel that smells hot and the outlet that stopped working, and the second kind gets booked by whoever answers first. Maxxus.ai hires you a receptionist that takes both in your name, a coordinator that fills your calendar without double-booking, and a confirmation agent that makes sure the homeowner is there when you arrive.
The moment
When you are in a live panel you cannot answer either one. An AI receptionist asks what is happening and whether anything smells hot or is sparking, takes the address and the callback number, and texts it to you. It never tells a caller to open the panel themselves.
The roster
Three jobs from the roster, each briefed on your electrical contractor. Hire one to start; the others share the brief.
AI employee · Front desk · Phone
Asks what is happening and whether anything smells hot, takes the details, texts you the job.
AI employee · Scheduling · Calendar
Books estimates and service calls into the slots you open, grouped by area if you tell it how you route.
Only where consent is on file.
AI employee · Scheduling · Calendar
Confirms tomorrow's visits and the access details, so nobody drives to a locked house.
Only where consent is on file.
A shift in this trade
A sample call in one electrical contractor's brief. Every business gets its own brief, so your employees know your hours, your calendar and your prices, not a generic script.
Incoming call · 8:05 am
[SAMPLE CALL]Booked into an open slot; the electrician was texted the symptom and the address.
The first-day brief
Ten minutes on the phone with us, and the three things only your electrical contractor can tell us.
Your first hire, by hours worked
Your first hire takes the tier you pick, whatever the role. Every hire after it is the additional wage on the same brief and adds to the pool. The wages page prints every figure.
$149a month
1 hire, 100 minutes in the pool
$249a month
1 hire, 200 minutes in the pool
$399a month
1 hire, 500 minutes in the pool
The comparison
One full-time receptionist at the median wage, benefits included, beside the full-time AI receptionist. Published figures, derived where it says derived, with the sources printed under the card.
| Human receptionist | AI receptionist | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost | about $4,500, derived | $249, Full-time |
| Hours covered | about 173 a month, weekdays | 730 a month, every hour of every day |
| Sick days and turnover | Sick days, vacation, and the next hire when this one leaves | Never sick, never late, never quits |
| Time to hire | Weeks | Same day |
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Receptionists, 2025 data: median pay $38,010 a year, $18.27 an hour. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, March 2026, private industry: benefits 30.1% of total compensation. Fetched 2026-09-04.
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