Tesla, Inc.

Manufacturing · Primarily CA · PERM filings 2019–2026

#51 top sponsor

Overview

Tesla, Inc. is a Manufacturing employer that has filed 1,290 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2026. That places it #51 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 779 were certified (60.4% approval rate), taking about 323 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Mechanical Engineers, with most worksites in CA, and the median sponsored wage is $138,674.

1,290

PERM filings

60.4%

approval

6

denied

$138,674

median wage

323d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 874 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (57%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • India496
  • China110
  • Canada89
  • Mexico69
  • Australia25
  • Germany9
  • United Kingdom8
  • France7
  • South Korea7
  • Turkey5

Prior visa status

  • H-1B811
  • L-125
  • E-320
  • TN5
  • Not in USA4
  • O-13
  • H-42
  • L-21

Education

  • Master's568
  • Bachelor's253
  • Other29
  • Doctorate13
  • None10
  • High School1

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations Tesla, Inc. most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Mechanical Engineers 143 $130,264
Software Developers 137 $166,430
Industrial Engineers 126 $121,007
Industrial Production Managers 88 $146,318
Software Developers, Applications 83 $141,879
Manufacturing Engineers 64 $128,413
Electrical Engineers 51 $136,512
Software Developers, Systems Software 51 $150,799
Engineers, All Other 51 $119,380
Mechatronics Engineers 49 $133,215

Common job titles

Senior Software Development Engineer 80 Software Development Engineer 42 Senior Mechanical Design Engineer 38 Senior Software Engineer 30 Senior Manufacturing Engineer 30 Staff Software Development Engineer 29 Global Supply Manager 25 Senior Process Engineer 25 Manufacturing Equipment Engineer 23 Staff Mechanical Design Engineer 22 Senior Supplier Quality Engineer 22 Senior Technical Program Manager 21

Worksite states

CA 1,030 NV 114 TX 113 WA 13 UT 6 NY 4 MN 3 IL 2 MD 1 VA 1

Wage range

$120,000

25th

$138,674

median

$157,280

75th

$181,688

90th

Law firms used

  • MEHLMAN JACOBS LLP982
  • Tafapolsky Smith Mehlman LLP299
  • EY Law LLP4
  • Sumner Immigration Law PLLC1
  • Taf1
  • Mehman Jacobs LLP1

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
A-20030-13573 Autopilot Hardware EngineerCertified - Expired Austin, TX Jun 10, 2020
A-20008-04364 Associate Manager, Quality, BIWCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Jun 10, 2020
A-20041-17313 Regional Transportation ManagerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Jun 10, 2020
A-20036-15870 Senior Software EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Jun 10, 2020
A-20022-10188 Senior Technical Project Manager, PMICertified - Expired Fremont, CA Jun 5, 2020
A-20030-13592 Test EngineerCertified - Expired PALO ALTO, CA Jun 5, 2020
A-20030-13479 Manager, Test EngineeringCertified - Expired PALO ALTO, CA Jun 5, 2020
A-20029-13000 Senior Manufacturing EngineerCertified - Expired Buffalo, NY Jun 5, 2020
A-20029-12915 Senior Software Quality Assurance EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Jun 5, 2020
A-20029-12832 Data ScientistCertified - Expired Sparks, NV Jun 5, 2020
A-20028-12523 Senior Firmware EngineerCertified - Expired PALO ALTO, CA Jun 5, 2020
A-20021-09721 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Jun 5, 2020
A-20015-07455 Staff Software Applications EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Jun 5, 2020
A-20003-02445 Global Supply ManagerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Jun 5, 2020
A-19351-97035 Senior Power Systems EngineerCertified - Expired PALO ALTO, CA Jun 5, 2020
A-20002-01956 Staff ErgonomistCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Jun 5, 2020
A-19351-97036 Mechanical Design Engineer, Chassis DynamicsCertified - Expired PALO ALTO, CA Jun 4, 2020
A-20022-10187 Mechanical Design Engineer, Interior CabinCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Jun 4, 2020
A-20010-05593 Supplier Industrialization EngineerCertified - Expired PALO ALTO, CA Jun 4, 2020
A-20023-10692 Staff HRIS AnalystCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Jun 4, 2020

Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.