The purpose of this study was to predict job satisfaction based on occupational stress among employees of Bank Melli of Kermanshah. The research method was descriptive with correlational design. The population was all employees of the Bank Melli of Kermanshah. The sampling method used in this study was stratified random sampling. Morgan table was used to determine the sample size. According to this table, 200 persons (188 male employees and 12 female employees) were selected as the sample. In this study, Philip L. Rice's occupational stress questionnaire (1992) and job satisfaction (Dunnett et al., 1996) were used to collect data. Several experts confirmed the validity of these questionnaires and their reliabilities were 0.83 and 0.82, respectively, according to Cronbach's alpha coefficient. Descriptive and inferential statistical methods including path analysis approach were used to analyze the data. The results showed that job satisfaction based on occupational stress factors was predictable to have an inverse relationship and occupational interests had a mediator role in relation between interpersonal relationships and job satisfaction.
