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Objectives: This study aimed to examine the effects of four occupational differences on drinking alcohol patterns and binge drinking. Methods: From a panel of participants enrolled in existing domestic survey, women aged 19 to 60 years old were recruited. Questions about demographic characteristics and negative consequences related to alcohol use were asked to five groups including 4 occupational groups and jobless group. A total of 3,515 participants responded to the questionnaires. Results: The grouped professional/manager and office/skilled groups did not binge drink but drank regularly. They had the most experience of losing control over drinking and drinking-related problems. The Service/Seller group often drank heavily and drank heavily. Women engaging in simple labor were more likely to drink every day, and those Unemployed had a higher frequency of drinking or drinking once a day, similar to the Simple-labor group. Conclusion: The drinking characteristics of the five groups revealed that the Unemployed group was more likely to binge drink than were the Professional/Manager group (p<.001). Health policy and education for female workers should be changed to prevent secondary harmful effects of drinking excessively.