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-100-24090-841765 Staff Manufacturing EngineerCertified Fremont, CA Jul 11, 2025
G-100-24090-841808 Staff Software Product ManagerCertified Bellevue, WA Jul 11, 2025
G-100-24067-779844 Mechanical Design EngineerCertified Fremont, CA Jul 11, 2025
G-100-24061-763539 Senior Manager, MaterialsCertified Fremont, CA Jul 11, 2025
G-100-24061-763579 Manufacturing Equipment EngineerCertified Fremont, CA Jul 11, 2025
G-100-24061-764553 Software Development EngineerCertified Fremont, CA Jul 11, 2025
G-100-24065-770029 Senior Software Development EngineerCertified Fremont, CA Jul 11, 2025
G-100-24065-770046 Staff Manufacturing EngineerCertified Fremont, CA Jul 11, 2025
G-100-24065-772992 Software Development EngineerCertified Fremont, CA Jul 11, 2025
G-100-24065-773007 Senior Mechanical Design EngineerCertified Fremont, CA Jul 11, 2025
G-100-24065-773022 Senior Systems Design/Architecture EngineerCertified Fremont, CA Jul 11, 2025
G-100-24067-779824 Process EngineerCertified Fremont, CA Jul 11, 2025
G-100-24067-781037 Senior Software Development EngineerCertified Fremont, CA Jul 11, 2025
G-100-24069-785268 Senior Technical Project Manager (AHJ Software Solutions)Certified Fremont, CA Jul 11, 2025
G-100-24071-787934 Senior Application Support AnalystCertified Austin, TX Jul 11, 2025
G-100-24071-788865 Senior Software Development EngineerCertified Fremont, CA Jul 11, 2025
G-100-24074-799759 Senior Manufacturing Data AnalystCertified Fremont, CA Jul 11, 2025
G-100-24074-799845 Technical Program ManagerCertified Fremont, CA Jul 11, 2025
G-100-24074-799856 Staff Reliability EngineerCertified Palo Alto, CA Jul 11, 2025
G-100-24074-800081 Staff Sourcing EngineerCertified Fremont, CA Jul 11, 2025

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