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-100-23240-302513 Staff Manufacturing EngineerCertified - Expired Austin, TX Dec 13, 2024
G-100-23234-285276 Manufacturing Equipment EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Dec 11, 2024
G-100-23233-282356 Senior Manufacturing Equipment EngineerCertified - Expired Sparks, NV Dec 11, 2024
G-100-23233-281371 Manager, Autopilot Software EngineeringCertified - Expired Palo Alto, CA Dec 11, 2024
G-100-23233-281357 Staff Technical Program ManagerCertified - Expired Palo Alto, CA Dec 11, 2024
G-100-23233-281299 Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Dec 11, 2024
G-100-23233-281421 Data Analyst, Wall ConnectorCertified - Expired Palo Alto, CA Dec 10, 2024
G-100-23233-281409 Senior Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Dec 10, 2024
G-100-23233-281400 Senior Software Product ManagerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Dec 10, 2024
G-100-23233-281391 Senior Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired Palo Alto, CA Dec 10, 2024
G-100-23233-281386 Associate Manager, Process EngineeringCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Dec 10, 2024
G-100-23233-281348 Senior Electronic Design EngineerCertified - Expired Palo Alto, CA Dec 10, 2024
G-100-23233-281334 Senior Technical Project ManagerCertified - Expired Palo Alto, CA Dec 10, 2024
G-100-23233-281320 Senior Cell Engineer, Field Analysis and ReliabilityCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Dec 10, 2024
G-100-23233-281291 Staff Mechanical Design EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Dec 10, 2024
G-100-23233-281287 Senior Electronic Design EngineerCertified - Expired Palo Alto, CA Dec 10, 2024
G-100-23230-277028 Staff Software Applications EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Dec 9, 2024
G-100-23228-269069 Senior Manufacturing Controls EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Dec 9, 2024
G-100-23227-267262 Chemical Process Engineer (Manufacturing)Certified - Expired Palo Alto, CA Dec 6, 2024
G-100-23227-263967 Process EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Dec 5, 2024

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