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-22290-40668 Senior Autopilot Software EngineerCertified - Expired Palo Alto, CA Jan 9, 2024
A-22291-41496 Senior StatisticianCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Jan 9, 2024
A-22271-30012 Staff Manufacturing EngineerCertified - Expired Palo Alto, CA Jan 9, 2024
A-22298-45107 Senior Process EngineerWithdrawn Sparks, NV Nov 9, 2023
A-22252-19001 Senior Mechanical Design EngineerWithdrawn Palo Alto, CA Nov 9, 2023
A-22304-48887 Staff Manufacturing Controls Development EngineerWithdrawn Austin, TX Nov 9, 2023
A-23136-43258 Staff Test EngineerWithdrawn Palo Alto, CA Nov 9, 2023
A-23100-24886 Manager, Production EngineeringWithdrawn Sparks, NV Nov 9, 2023
A-23037-97767 Manager Software EngineeringWithdrawn Palo Alto, CA Nov 9, 2023
A-22293-43073 Senior Structural EngineerWithdrawn Fremont, CA Nov 2, 2023
A-22264-25602 Senior Workplace SpecialistWithdrawn Phoenix, AZ Nov 2, 2023
G-100-23221-251215 Senior Manufacturing Controls Development EngineerWithdrawn Fremont, CA Oct 23, 2023
A-23020-90316 Manager, Project ControlsWithdrawn Austin, TX Oct 9, 2023
A-22294-43932 Software Development EngineerWithdrawn Palo Alto, CA Oct 3, 2023
A-22196-89046 Senior Software Development EngineerWithdrawn Fremont, CA Sep 28, 2023
A-22115-45725 Senior Database AdministratorCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Sep 20, 2023
A-22125-51058 Staff Mechanical Design EngineerCertified - Expired Palo Alto, CA Aug 31, 2023
A-22181-81691 Staff Sourcing EngineerWithdrawn Fremont, CA Aug 9, 2023
A-23066-09852 Staff Software Product ManagerWithdrawn Fremont, CA Aug 2, 2023
A-22294-44086 Software Development EngineerWithdrawn Fremont, CA Aug 2, 2023

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