The article is devoted to the problem of relationship between job burnout and proactive coping behavior. Burnout is a prolonged response to chronic emotional and interpersonal stressors on the job and very common among teachers. It is defined by the three dimensions of exhaustion, depersonalization and reduced personal accomplishment. Proactive coping behavior is future oriented and helps one's to act in advance to prevent potential stressors. The result showed that teachers had an average level of job burnout. There were no significant differences between males and females in terms of proactive coping strategies except seeking of emotional support. The seeking of emotional support was used more often by women in comparison to men. Teachers with high level of proactive coping had lower level of job burnout. Proactive coping reduced level of emotional exhaustion and contributed positively to professional efficacy.