A switch board is a device used to connect a group of telephones manually to one and other or to an outside connection. There would also be an operator at the end of the line. who were all women up instill the middle of the 1960s. That's when they started to higher men once again. The inventor who started this off was almond stronger in 1888.

Bush gradually replaced manual switchboards in central telephone exchanges. Manual PHX's have also been replaced by more sophisticated devices or even personal computers. Which gave the operator an access to an abundance of features. But now since things have changed in businesses today, a PBX often has an attendant console for the operator, or an auto attendant avoiding the operator entirely.

The salary for this job is about 30,000 in new york. If you choose to be a Switch Board Operator Receptionist in New York you would make 26,000.