Culpepper Compensation & Benefits Surveys


Culpepper Job Descriptions

Culpepper Job Descriptions provides comprehensive descriptions and level-cutter guides for a wide range of jobs in IT, technology, alternative energy, and life science organizations. With access to job titles across 850+ families, you can accurately match more of your jobs.

Four Advantages of Using Culpepper Job Descriptions

  1. Create effective job descriptions quickly and painlessly
    Our descriptions are easy to customize to meet your company's specific needs. We provide easy-to-follow guidelines and principles for using and creating your own comprehensive job descriptions.

  2. Keep-up with emerging technologies and new jobs
    We help you keep pace with the rapid changes in technology and life science industries by reviewing and updating our job titles and descriptions year-round.

  3. Improve your employee's performance
    Well written job descriptions are crucial in defining the purpose of a job and clarifying its necessity in your organization.

  4. Help your management team with...
    • payroll equity comparisons
    • organizational structuring
    • recruitment, hiring, and placement
    • performance reviews
    • succession and promotion planning

Culpepper Job Descriptions and Level-Cutter Guides Include

  • Job Title

  • Brief Descriptions

  • Primary Responsibilities

  • General Qualifications

  • Typical Experience (in Level Cutter Guides)

  • Level of Skill & Knowledge (in Level Cutter Guides)

  • Scope of Leadership (in Level Cutter Guides)

  • Level of Supervision & Independent Judgment (in Level Cutter Guides)

View Sample Descriptions

Our job descriptions and level-cutter guides are available in PDF, MS Word (.doc), MS Excel (.xls), and web formats, allowing you to easily download them to customize your own descriptions or import them into your HRIS and market pricing systems.

View Job Families by Culpepper Survey

  • Board
    Includes outside, non-employee director and trustee positions in public, private, and non-profit organizations.

  • Executive
    Includes descriptions for 100+ executive job families from the Culpepper Executive Compensation Survey
    , covering top executives, administration & facilities, business operations, corporate development, customer support, finance, human resources, information technology, legal, regulatory & compliance, manufacturing, marketing, sales, research & development, computer hardware & electronics, software, telecom & network operations, medical & life sciences, and cleantech & alternative energy.

  • Life Sciences
    Includes descriptions for 200+ life science job families
    covering biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices & equipment, contract research, clinical research & development, clinical trial services, laboratory services, medical & disease science, research data & information, research & development, production, product quality, professional services & field support, and life science operations.

  • Operations
    Includes descriptions for 200+ job families
    covering general business operations, accounting & finance, administrative services, corporate development, call center & customer support, facilities, human resources, legal, regulatory & government affairs, marketing, process quality & improvement, production & manufacturing, project management, small company operations, and supply chain.

  • Sales
    Includes descriptions for 110+ sales job families from the Culpepper Sales Compensation Survey, covering sales management, sales operations, business development, contract operations, field sales, inside sales, product specialist sales, strategic account sales, channel sales, and government sales for the following types of products and services: biotechnology, contract research & clinical lab services, diagnostic substances, eBusiness & online content, hardware & electronics, IT services, medical devices, medical & scientific equipment, medical supplies & products, online advertising, pharmaceutical, software, solar, and telecom & network services.

  • Technology
    Includes descriptions for 260+ technology and engineering job families from the Culpepper Technology Compensation Survey,
    covering information systems, research & development, project management, professional services & consulting, field support, manufacturing, software, data & network services, internet & telecom services, hardware & electronics, semiconductor, and cleantech & alternative energy.


Online Job Description Subscriptions Include

  1. Brief Job Descriptions
    One-paragraph descriptions for individual jobs and job families

  2. Comprehensive Job Descriptions
    One-to-two page descriptions for job families

  3. Level-Cutter Guides

  4. Guide to Writing and Using Job Descriptions
    • Purpose of Job Descriptions
    • How to Write Job Descriptions
    • Essential Content of a Job Description
    • Sample Job Description Template
    • How to Use Culpepper Job Descriptions
    • Action Verbs
  5. 2010 Culpepper Compensation Survey GuideCulpepper Survey Guide
    The Culpepper Compensation Survey Guide provides valuable information to facilitate job matching, survey participation, and compensation benchmarking. Subscribers can download this book in PDF format or purchase a printed copy in a three-ring binder.

Subscribe today and create comprehensive job descriptions for your organization.


Availability, Pricing, and Order Form

  • $695 for annual online subscription license (Order Form)

  • Free to Culpepper Compensation Survey subscribers. 


Stay informed of current trends and practices for compensation & benefits programs.
Subscribe to our FREE monthly e-mail newsletter

Home | Compensation Surveys | Pay Practices Surveys | Benefits Surveys | Job Descriptions | eBulletin
Order Forms | Site Map | About Us | Contact Us

© 2010 Culpepper and Associates, Inc. All Rights Reserved.