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-21143-90678 Mechanical Design EngineerCertified - Expired Sparks, NV Nov 18, 2021
A-21146-92546 EngineerCertified - Expired Sparks, NV Nov 18, 2021
A-21143-90679 Global Supply ManagerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Nov 18, 2021
A-21143-90677 Global Supply ManagerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Nov 18, 2021
A-21124-81792 Mechanical Engineer, Exterior SystemsCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Nov 15, 2021
A-19178-24551 Digital Modeler (Maya Polygon Modeling)Denied Hawthorne, CA Nov 9, 2021
A-21036-49756 Senior Manufacturing Equipment EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Nov 9, 2021
A-21021-44613 Staff Supplier Industrialization EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Nov 4, 2021
A-21126-83265 Senior Applications Support AnalystCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Nov 1, 2021
A-21138-88428 Senior Industrial EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Oct 27, 2021
A-21120-80749 Staff Mechanical Design EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Oct 22, 2021
A-21102-73184 Senior Mechanical Design EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Oct 20, 2021
A-21118-79538 Director, Supply ChainCertified - Expired Palo Alto, CA Oct 19, 2021
A-21042-51528 Mechanical EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Oct 8, 2021
A-21042-51525 Manufacturing Equipment EngineerCertified - Expired Sparks, NV Oct 8, 2021
A-21042-51520 Manufacturing EngineerCertified - Expired Sparks, NV Oct 8, 2021
A-21036-49777 Manufacturing EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Oct 8, 2021
A-21035-49309 Staff Manufacturing Controls EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Oct 8, 2021
A-21102-73213 Global Supply ManagerCertified - Expired Palo Alto, CA Oct 6, 2021
A-21034-48809 Homologation EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Sep 23, 2021

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