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

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
G-100-23345-558018 Senior Staff Supplier Quality EngineerCertified - Expired Palo Alto, CA May 14, 2025
G-100-23345-557885 Staff Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired Austin, TX May 12, 2025
G-100-23346-560841 Senior Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired Austin, TX May 12, 2025
G-100-23345-557959 Manufacturing Equipment EngineerCertified - Expired Sparks, NV May 12, 2025
G-100-23345-557937 Manufacturing Equipment EngineerCertified - Expired Sparks, NV May 12, 2025
G-100-23342-554323 Packaging EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA May 8, 2025
G-100-23353-578030 Senior Mechanical Design EngineerCertified - Expired Palo Alto, CA May 7, 2025
G-100-23345-557800 Senior Industrial EngineerCertified - Expired Sparks, NV May 7, 2025
G-100-23345-557783 Systems Design/Architecture EngineerCertified - Expired Palo Alto, CA May 7, 2025
G-100-23345-557759 Senior Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired Austin, TX May 7, 2025
G-100-23345-557737 Senior Test EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA May 7, 2025
G-100-23356-588434 Senior Data EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA May 6, 2025
G-100-23349-571168 Senior Manufacturing EngineerCertified - Expired Austin, TX May 6, 2025
G-100-23356-588395 Program ManagerCertified - Expired Palo Alto, CA May 5, 2025
G-100-23349-569780 Senior Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired Austin, TX May 5, 2025
G-100-23349-569815 Staff Civil EngineerCertified - Expired Austin, TX May 5, 2025
G-100-23352-575771 Senior Industrial EngineerCertified - Expired Austin, TX May 5, 2025
G-100-23356-588382 Manufacturing Equipment EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA May 5, 2025
G-100-23356-589493 Software Quality Assurance EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA May 5, 2025
G-100-25124-935223 Staff Quality Assurance EngineerWithdrawn Fremont, CA May 4, 2025

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