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-21008-40478 Senior Software EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Jun 30, 2021
A-21008-40474 Machine Learning EngineerCertified - Expired PALO ALTO, CA Jun 30, 2021
A-20359-36683 Senior Automation Analyst, Finance AutomationCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Jun 30, 2021
A-20324-23536 Senior Software QA EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Jun 28, 2021
A-20309-16929 Manufacturing Controls EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Jun 28, 2021
A-20316-19955 Manufacturing Controls Development EngineerCertified - Expired Sparks, NV Jun 25, 2021
A-20316-19934 Manufacturing EngineerCertified - Expired Sparks, NV Jun 25, 2021
A-20329-25423 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Jun 17, 2021
A-20335-26417 Applications Support AnalystCertified - Expired Sparks, NV Jun 17, 2021
A-20318-21107 Senior Equipment Engineer, (Cleaning) Cell ManufacturingCertified - Expired Sparks, NV Jun 17, 2021
A-20268-03679 Senior Technical Program ManagerCertified - Expired West Salt Lake City, UT Jun 17, 2021
A-20268-03593 Staff Technical Program ManagerCertified - Expired Palo Alto, CA Jun 17, 2021
A-20304-14970 Senior System Integration and Test AutomationCertified - Expired PALO ALTO, CA Jun 11, 2021
A-20324-23544 Staff Manufacturing Equipment EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Jun 8, 2021
A-20324-23521 Staff Software EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Jun 8, 2021
A-20328-24863 Senior Quality Engineer and ESD Program ManagerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Jun 7, 2021
A-20311-18142 Software Engineer, Applications EngineeringCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Jun 7, 2021
A-20328-24821 Global Supply ManagerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Jun 4, 2021
A-20328-24818 Senior Controls EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Jun 4, 2021
A-20134-54032 Associate Software QA EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Jun 3, 2021

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