Tesla, Inc.
Manufacturing · Primarily CA · PERM filings 2019–2026
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.
| Occupation | Filings | Avg 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
Recent filings
| Case | Job title | Status | Worksite | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-22290-40668 | Senior Autopilot Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Palo Alto, CA | Jan 9, 2024 |
| A-22291-41496 | Senior Statistician | Certified - Expired | Fremont, CA | Jan 9, 2024 |
| A-22271-30012 | Staff Manufacturing Engineer | Certified - Expired | Palo Alto, CA | Jan 9, 2024 |
| A-22298-45107 | Senior Process Engineer | Withdrawn | Sparks, NV | Nov 9, 2023 |
| A-22252-19001 | Senior Mechanical Design Engineer | Withdrawn | Palo Alto, CA | Nov 9, 2023 |
| A-22304-48887 | Staff Manufacturing Controls Development Engineer | Withdrawn | Austin, TX | Nov 9, 2023 |
| A-23136-43258 | Staff Test Engineer | Withdrawn | Palo Alto, CA | Nov 9, 2023 |
| A-23100-24886 | Manager, Production Engineering | Withdrawn | Sparks, NV | Nov 9, 2023 |
| A-23037-97767 | Manager Software Engineering | Withdrawn | Palo Alto, CA | Nov 9, 2023 |
| A-22293-43073 | Senior Structural Engineer | Withdrawn | Fremont, CA | Nov 2, 2023 |
| A-22264-25602 | Senior Workplace Specialist | Withdrawn | Phoenix, AZ | Nov 2, 2023 |
| G-100-23221-251215 | Senior Manufacturing Controls Development Engineer | Withdrawn | Fremont, CA | Oct 23, 2023 |
| A-23020-90316 | Manager, Project Controls | Withdrawn | Austin, TX | Oct 9, 2023 |
| A-22294-43932 | Software Development Engineer | Withdrawn | Palo Alto, CA | Oct 3, 2023 |
| A-22196-89046 | Senior Software Development Engineer | Withdrawn | Fremont, CA | Sep 28, 2023 |
| A-22115-45725 | Senior Database Administrator | Certified - Expired | Fremont, CA | Sep 20, 2023 |
| A-22125-51058 | Staff Mechanical Design Engineer | Certified - Expired | Palo Alto, CA | Aug 31, 2023 |
| A-22181-81691 | Staff Sourcing Engineer | Withdrawn | Fremont, CA | Aug 9, 2023 |
| A-23066-09852 | Staff Software Product Manager | Withdrawn | Fremont, CA | Aug 2, 2023 |
| A-22294-44086 | Software Development Engineer | Withdrawn | Fremont, CA | Aug 2, 2023 |
Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.