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
A-22138-57330 Staff Configuration/ Release EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Feb 27, 2024
G-100-23314-494746 Global Supply ManagerWithdrawn Fremont, CA Feb 27, 2024
A-22278-33944 Autopilot Software EngineerCertified - Expired Palo Alto, CA Feb 26, 2024
A-22234-09449 Staff Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Feb 26, 2024
G-100-24054-741977 Manager, Applications EngineeringWithdrawn Fremont, CA Feb 23, 2024
A-22300-47417 Senior Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired Palo Alto, CA Feb 20, 2024
A-22300-47132 Staff Test EngineerCertified - Expired Palo Alto, CA Feb 20, 2024
A-22229-07262 Senior Process EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Feb 20, 2024
A-22299-46607 Senior Quality Assurance EngineerCertified - Expired Sparks, NV Feb 20, 2024
A-22299-46219 Process EngineerCertified - Expired Sparks, NV Feb 20, 2024
A-22300-46950 Staff Test EngineerCertified - Expired Palo Alto, CA Feb 20, 2024
G-100-23293-446719 Sourcing EngineerWithdrawn Fremont, CA Feb 17, 2024
G-100-23347-562536 Senior Technical Program ManagerWithdrawn Fremont, CA Feb 17, 2024
A-23025-92907 Senior Manufacturing Controls Development EngineerWithdrawn Sparks, NV Feb 16, 2024
A-22290-40471 Manufacturing Equipment EngineerCertified - Expired Sparks, NV Feb 13, 2024
A-22251-18346 Senior Mechanical Design EngineerCertified - Expired Palo Alto, CA Feb 12, 2024
A-22286-38864 Senior Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired Palo Alto, CA Feb 12, 2024
A-23045-01427 Staff Software Development EngineerWithdrawn Draper, UT Jan 30, 2024
G-100-23226-262768 Senior Autopilot Software EngineerWithdrawn Palo Alto, CA Jan 29, 2024
G-100-23307-477140 Senior Manufacturing Controls Development EngineerWithdrawn Fremont, CA Jan 18, 2024

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