ABSTRACT: The present study was conducted to identify the level of occupational stress in bankers as well as to determine difference, if any, in occupational stress of employees from Nationalized and Non-Nationalized Banks. The sample comprised of 100 employees, 50 each from Nationalized and Non-Nationalized Banks in Chandigarh, having minimum one year of job experience in the same bank. The data was collected through standardized tool of “Occupational Stress Index” by Srivastava and Singh (1976). The findings revealed highly significant difference in occupational stress of employees working in Nationalized and Non-Nationalized Banks, with employees of Non-Nationalized Banks having higher occupational stress as compared to their counterparts working in Nationalized Banks.