Business titles resource

I’m looking for a website that lists commonly-accepted US Business titles, and what duties said title is commonly accepted to cover (yes, I realize that someone could call himself “Chief IT High Muckity-Muck” and all he does is plug network cables into computers, but I’m looking for something that describes what most HR people would infer that he does based on the title alone). My current employer is giving me a raise, some increased responsibility, and the ability to pick my own title. I would like it to accurately reflect what I do, rather than come up with something that sounds cool, but really doesn’t cover what I do.

Is there such a resource available?

You might try salary.com. I’ve just browsed it, so I don’t know if it’ll adequately address your specific situation.

I have a thick publication from William Mercer, Inc. called the 2001 Information Technology Compensation Survey (IT) which provides lengthy and detailed job descriptions for each generally used title in the IT industry and the associated salary ranges broken down by size of company and geographic location. However, it is paper-based. And we have to buy it from Mercer annually (the 2002 version will be published shortly I believe). Therefore, this won’t help you much. Sorry.