--- title: "Industries: what admin costs per sector" description: "Per sector what the administrative work costs there per month and which part an AI employee takes over. With figures from the trade bodies themselves." url: https://vanborg.com/en/sectors locale: en type: page updated: 2026-08-28 author: "Nicolaas Sterenborg" --- # What does admin cost in your industry? A receptionist in the Netherlands costs €2,350 to €2,800 gross per month, an admin assistant €2,400 to €3,160. But what you actually lose depends on your trade: a physio practice misses different calls than an estate agency, and a bookkeeper loses their hours to something other than a garage. Below is what that work costs per sector, where it goes wrong, and which part an AI employee takes over. The figures come from the trade bodies and Statistics Netherlands; the source sits under each number and at the foot of each page. Amounts for human work include employer costs. Our own prices are on the pricing page. ## An AI receptionist for a physiotherapy practice Two thirds of the 10,000-plus Dutch physio practices work without a receptionist. An AI receptionist answers during treatment, books and reminds. What this work costs today: €1,300 to €2,100 per month (Indeed Salarissen Nederland 2026) https://vanborg.com/en/sectors/fysiotherapie ## An AI receptionist for an estate agency The average Dutch estate agency misses 23 calls a week and never returns 35 to 40% of them. One lost instruction costs more than a year of AI. What this work costs today: ±€2,800 per month (Indeed Salarissen Nederland 2026) https://vanborg.com/en/sectors/makelaars ## An AI secretariat for a law firm 3,298 of the 5,494 Dutch law firms are sole practices. An AI employee handles intake, diary and inbox, never the advice. What this work costs today: €3,500 to €4,700 per month (Indeed Salarissen Nederland 2026) https://vanborg.com/en/sectors/advocaten ## An AI assistant for a GP practice A standard Dutch GP practice has 1.33 FTE of assistants and peaks between eight and ten. An AI employee absorbs repeat prescriptions and results queries. What this work costs today: ±€2,850 per month (Indeed Salarissen Nederland 2026) https://vanborg.com/en/sectors/huisartsen ## An AI receptionist for a dental practice No-shows cost a Dutch dental practice up to €35,000 a year. An AI receptionist reminds, reschedules and refills the freed slot. What this work costs today: ±€2,700 per month (Indeed Salarissen Nederland 2026) https://vanborg.com/en/sectors/tandartsen ## An AI receptionist for garages and MOT centres A mechanic with his hands in an engine does not pick up. An AI receptionist books the MOT, reports status and chases the expiry date. What this work costs today: €2,000 to €3,000 a month in lost workshop hours (BOVAG, Autodealers en onafhankelijke autobedrijven in cijfers) https://vanborg.com/en/sectors/autogarages ## An AI receptionist for construction and installation firms On site you cannot hear your phone. An AI receptionist answers, separates urgent from the rest and chases your quotes without you calling. What this work costs today: €2,000 to €3,000 per month (Indeed Salarissen Nederland 2026) https://vanborg.com/en/sectors/bouw-installatie ## An AI receptionist for hair and beauty salons 92% of nearly 80,000 Dutch salons work without staff. An AI receptionist books, reminds and refills a cancellation, even mid-appointment. What this work costs today: ±€800 per month (Indeed Salarissen Nederland 2026) https://vanborg.com/en/sectors/kappers ## An AI employee for bookkeeping and accountancy firms 31,845 firms, and every filing season the same peak of chasing documents. An AI employee handles the chasing and the inbox. What this work costs today: ±€1,200 per month (Indeed Salarissen Nederland 2026) https://vanborg.com/en/sectors/boekhouders ## An AI receptionist for a veterinary practice Over 2,400 practices averaging 2.5 vets, with emergencies arriving between consultations. An AI receptionist separates the two. What this work costs today: ±€2,600 per month (Indeed Salarissen Nederland 2026) https://vanborg.com/en/sectors/dierenartsen ## An AI employee for a notary's office 871 offices, 413 of them sole practices, with files waiting on banks, land registry and estate agents. An AI employee keeps that stream moving. What this work costs today: ±€2,200 per month (Indeed Salarissen Nederland 2026) https://vanborg.com/en/sectors/notarissen ## An AI employee for an insurance brokerage 5,602 firms handling claims, renewal dates and an AFM record-keeping duty. An AI employee catches the claims and tracks the dates. What this work costs today: ±€1,800 per month (Indeed Salarissen Nederland 2026) https://vanborg.com/en/sectors/verzekeringsadviseurs ## Round-the-clock availability for funeral directors 75% of the ±2,900 Dutch funeral directors work alone. A missed call at three in the morning is not a missed lead here but a lost commission. What this work costs today: €150 to €400 a month for an answering service (KVK Handelsregister, uitvaartverzorging) https://vanborg.com/en/sectors/uitvaart ## Your industry not listed? We researched these thirteen because we have clients there or because the figures are public. That does not mean the rest cannot work: the work we take over (phone, email, admin, follow-up) looks much the same in almost any trade. In the free scan we spend half an hour on your own flows.