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-100-23221-251500 Senior Hardware Design EngineerCertified - Expired Palo Alto, CA Dec 3, 2024
G-100-23221-251575 Senior Business Intelligence AnalystCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Dec 3, 2024
G-100-23222-255522 Associate Manufacturing Controls EngineerCertified - Expired Sparks, NV Dec 3, 2024
G-100-23222-255556 Master Data SpecialistCertified - Expired Draper, UT Dec 3, 2024
G-100-23219-244003 Manufacturing Controls EngineerCertified - Expired Sparks, NV Nov 27, 2024
G-100-23180-155811 Manufacturing Equipment EngineerCertified - Expired Austin, TX Nov 5, 2024
G-100-23180-155561 Staff Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Aug 23, 2024
A-22091-34725 Staff Manufacturing Equipment EngineerDenied Fremont, CA Jun 27, 2024
A-22060-17729 Staff Software Development EngineerDenied Fremont, CA Jun 26, 2024
A-23132-41567 Quality Assurance EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Jun 14, 2024
A-23150-49231 Senior Software Product ManagerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Jun 11, 2024
A-23132-41516 Business Systems SpecialistCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Jun 10, 2024
A-23135-42248 Manufacturing Controls EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Jun 10, 2024
A-23131-41066 Manufacturing Controls EngineerCertified - Expired Lathrop, CA Jun 10, 2024
A-23132-41632 Senior Mechanical Design EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Jun 10, 2024
A-23132-41451 Senior Mechanical Design EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Jun 10, 2024
A-23131-41207 Senior Mechanical Design EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Jun 10, 2024
A-23131-40867 Staff Mechanical Design EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Jun 10, 2024
A-23135-42702 Staff Process EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Jun 10, 2024
A-23100-24959 Process EngineerCertified - Expired Sparks, NV Jun 10, 2024

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