How much do receptionists make in the Lubbock, TX area?

About $15.17 an hour at the median, $31,550 a year before taxes and benefits (BLS OEWS, May 2025, Lubbock, TX). For phone coverage alone, Local Call AI is $297 a month with 250 minutes and answers nights and weekends too; it doesn't do the rest of a receptionist's work.

Plumbing Answering Service in Lubbock, TX

Name: Local Call AI — Plumbing Answering Service in Lubbock, TX
Telephone: (346) 525-2900
Price range: $297

County Business Patterns counted 137 plumbing, heating and AC contractors with paid employees in Lubbock County in 2023. When the phone rings during a job, someone still has to answer it. Local Call AI answers every call for your plumbing company, collects the details and books the work while you're on another job.

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Local Housing

Lubbock's housing stock and plumbing demand

264,814

Population

1984

Median year built

$212,400

Median value, owner-occupied homes

51.2%

Owner-occupied homes

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024: B01003, B25035, B25077, B25003

Housing in Lubbock has a median year built of 1984, later than the U.S. midpoint of 1980 (Census ACS 2020-2024, table B25035). Homes of that age are commonly due for water-heater replacements, supply-line and fixture failures, and the first round of major plumbing repairs. Plenty of those calls come in while the crew is already on a site.

Roughly 51 in 100 Lubbock households own their home (51.2%, against 65.2% for the U.S.), so a plumbing company here fields both homeowners calling about their own house and property managers calling about rentals. Home values sit well below the national $332,700: the Lubbock median for owner-occupied homes is $212,400. (Census Bureau ACS, 2020-2024 five-year estimates; tables B25003 and B25077.)

Local Market

Plumbing competition in Lubbock County

137

establishments in Lubbock County under NAICS 238220, Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors, in 2023. Owner-only shops aren't counted, and the area is the whole county. Plumbing and HVAC share this code.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023

The Census Bureau's 2023 County Business Patterns lists 137 plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors (NAICS 238220) in Lubbock County. Plumbers share that code with heating and air-conditioning contractors, so the plumbing-only number is lower. The count covers businesses with paid employees; owner-only operations aren't in it. Other trades in the same county, same year: 38 roofing contractors, 102 electrical contractors, and 86 landscaping businesses. With that many shops in the county, a caller who gets voicemail rarely waits for a callback.

Cost of Coverage

Lubbock receptionist wages and what phone coverage costs

Receptionist, median pay

$15.17/hr

$31,550/yr; mean $15.65/hr

Local Call AI Standard

$297/mo

250 min/mo included, then $0.35/min

In May 2025, half of the receptionists and information clerks working around Lubbock made more than $15.17 an hour and half made less, per BLS. That is $31,550 a year for full-time work, before payroll taxes, benefits and paid time off.

The comparison is narrow on purpose: an in-house hire brings judgment, scheduling and office work that software doesn't replace. What it does compare is the unanswered phone: nights, weekends and the hours when everyone is on a job. For that, $3,564 a year buys the Standard plan: 250 minutes of answered calls each month, $0.35 a minute beyond them, at any hour.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, SOC 43-4171, Lubbock, TX MSA; U.S. national estimate.

How Local Call AI answers for plumbing companies in Lubbock

The AI picks up on the first ring at any hour, asks the plumbing questions you would, marks anything urgent, and either books the appointment or sends you the job details.

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FAQ

Common Questions About Plumbing Answering Service in Lubbock

How many plumbing companies are there in Lubbock County?: The Census Bureau's County Business Patterns counted 137 establishments with paid employees in Lubbock County in 2023 under NAICS 238220 (Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors). That code covers plumbing and HVAC contractors together. Owner-only businesses aren't counted, and the figure is for the county, not Lubbock alone.
How much do receptionists make in the Lubbock, TX area?: About $15.17 an hour at the median, $31,550 a year before taxes and benefits (BLS OEWS, May 2025, Lubbock, TX). For phone coverage alone, Local Call AI is $297 a month with 250 minutes and answers nights and weekends too; it doesn't do the rest of a receptionist's work.