Tesla, Inc.
Manufacturing · Primarily CA · PERM filings 2019–2026
Overview
Tesla, Inc. is a Manufacturing employer that has filed 1,288 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2026. That places it #40 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 778 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 $138,482.
1,288
PERM filings
60.4%
approval
6
denied
$138,482
median wage
323d
avg processing
Worker background
Across 872 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (57%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)
Top countries of origin
- India495
- China109
- Canada89
- Mexico69
- Australia25
- Germany9
- United Kingdom8
- France7
- South Korea7
- Turkey5
Prior visa status
- H-1B809
- L-125
- E-320
- TN5
- Not in USA4
- O-13
- H-42
- L-21
Education
- Master's567
- Bachelor's253
- Other28
- Doctorate13
- None10
- High School1
PERM filings by year
Occupations & job titles
The occupations Tesla, Inc. most often sponsors, with average wages.
| Occupation | Filings | Avg wage |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineers | 143 | $130,264 |
| Software Developers | 136 | $166,595 |
| 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
Recent filings
| Case | Job title | Status | Worksite | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G-100-26030-609053 | Sr Software Development Engineer | Withdrawn | Bellevue, WA | Mar 18, 2026 |
| G-100-24103-883574 | Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer | Certified | Fremont, CA | Aug 5, 2025 |
| G-100-24095-856564 | Senior Manager, Engineering | Certified | Sparks, NV | Aug 5, 2025 |
| G-100-24101-872886 | Senior Manufacturing Controls Engineer | Certified | Fremont, CA | Aug 5, 2025 |
| G-100-24101-873674 | Staff Reliability Engineer | Certified | Fremont, CA | Aug 5, 2025 |
| G-100-24102-875648 | Senior Business Intelligence Analyst | Certified | Palo Alto, CA | Aug 5, 2025 |
| G-100-24103-879958 | Materials Planner | Certified | Austin, TX | Aug 5, 2025 |
| G-100-24103-879960 | Staff Software Development Engineer | Certified | San Bernardino, CA | Aug 5, 2025 |
| G-100-24103-880069 | Senior Quality Assurance Engineer | Certified | Lathrop, CA | Aug 5, 2025 |
| G-100-24103-880071 | Associate Manager, Quality Engineering | Certified | Lathrop, CA | Aug 5, 2025 |
| G-100-24103-883156 | Staff Software Development Engineer | Certified | Fremont, CA | Aug 5, 2025 |
| G-100-24103-884179 | Staff Mechanical Design Engineer | Certified | Fremont, CA | Aug 5, 2025 |
| G-100-24103-884199 | Senior Machine Learning Engineer | Certified | Fremont, CA | Aug 5, 2025 |
| G-100-24103-883621 | Staff Autopilot Software Engineer | Certified | Palo Alto, CA | Aug 5, 2025 |
| G-100-24103-883161 | Senior Mechanical Design Engineer | Certified | Fremont, CA | Aug 4, 2025 |
| G-100-24092-845971 | Staff Sourcing Engineer | Certified | Fremont, CA | Aug 4, 2025 |
| G-100-24102-875635 | Senior Sourcing Engineer | Certified | Palo Alto, CA | Aug 1, 2025 |
| G-100-24103-884224 | Senior Distributed Systems Engineer | Certified | Fremont, CA | Aug 1, 2025 |
| G-100-24103-883240 | Data Engineer | Certified | Fremont, CA | Aug 1, 2025 |
| G-100-24103-883132 | Senior Autopilot Software Engineer | Certified | Palo Alto, CA | Aug 1, 2025 |
Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.