<p><em>The purpose of this paper is to obtain a work stress model from scientific literature published from 2017 to 2020, where in one of the years, 2020, there was a covid-19 pandemic which had an impact on work stress.</em><em> This study uses a literature review on work stress including antecedents, consequences, work stress management and the type of work/profession studied in research on work stress from 2017 to 2020. Based on the results of literature studies, </em><em>the antecedents that most often appear in research on work stress are role conflict, workload, and leadership, while the consequences that often arise are  <em>burnout</em>, job satisfaction/dissatisfaction, and intentions  <em>turnover</em></em><em>. Work stress management involves individual and organizational levels. While the profession that has been mostly researched on the topic of work stress are paramedics and employees of the banking industry.</em><em></em></p>