The level structure of 182Ta has been studied from the decay of 182Hf and 182mTa and from the prompt γ-rays emitted following the capture of both thermal and 2 keV neutrons in 181Ta. These data establish the existence of 46 excited states below 1 MeV in 182Ta. Excited states are populated at 97, 114 and 270 keV in the decay of 182Hf and at 16, 163, 334 and 519 keV in the decay of 182mTa. Thirty seven of these observed states have been assigned as members of 15 rotational bands. The following levels have been interpreted as members of the bands with K π = 2 −, 3 −, 4 − and 5 − which result from the coupling of the proton orbital 7 2 + [404] p with the neutron Orbitals 1 2 − [510] n and 3 2 − [512] n : O( I π = 3 −), 97.80 (4 −), 114.33 (4 −), 173.4 (5 −), 237.27 (5 −), 270.41 (2 −), 292.97 (5 −), 317 (6 −), 360.53 (3 −), 479.8 (4 −), 488 (6 −) and 628.4 keV (5 −). States interpreted as members of the bands resulting from coupling of 9 2 − [514] p to the neutron orbitals 1 2 − [510] n and 3 2 − [512] n are: 16.5 (5 +), 150.4 (4 +), 163.3 (6 +), 250.2 (3 +), 331.3 (5 +), 334.8 (7 +), 397.3 (6 +) and 505.4 keV (5 +) . Other observed levels have been assigned to bands with configurations involving the orbitals 5 2 + [402] p , 11 2 + [615] n and 7 2 − [503] n . Four levels have been assigned as members of the { 7 2 + [404] p } , 7 2 − [503] n , K π = 0 − band ; the odd-even shift in this band is 54 keV. In all cases where the band heads from the two possible orientations of the intrinsic spins of the odd particles have been identified, the band corresponding to Σ = 1 lies lower by ≈ 100 keV than that for which Σ = 0. The absolute transition probabilities for the K forbidden E3 and M4 transitions from 182mTa are in reasonable agreement with those predicted from a Coriolis mixing calculation. No difference is observed in the strength of the primary capture γ-rays populating excited neutron and excited proton states in 182Ta. The neutron binding energy in 182Ta has been determined to be 6062.9±0.5 keV.