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-20115-47131 | Associate Manufacturing Controls Development Engineer | Certified - Expired | Sparks, NV | Jun 3, 2021 |
| A-20323-22915 | Manufacturing Engineer | Certified - Expired | Sparks, NV | Jun 1, 2021 |
| A-20323-22936 | Senior Equipment Engineer | Certified - Expired | Fremont, CA | Jun 1, 2021 |
| A-20315-19399 | Staff Systems Design/Architecture Engineer | Certified - Expired | Palo Alto, CA | May 28, 2021 |
| A-20311-18114 | Staff Business Systems Analyst | Certified - Expired | Fremont, CA | May 27, 2021 |
| A-20318-21151 | Senior Process Engineer | Certified - Expired | Sparks, NV | May 26, 2021 |
| A-20318-21127 | Senior Equipment Engineer | Certified - Expired | Sparks, NV | May 26, 2021 |
| A-20318-21070 | Senior Industrial Systems Engineer | Certified - Expired | Sparks, NV | May 26, 2021 |
| A-20318-21032 | Staff Facilities Electrical Engineer | Certified - Expired | Sparks, NV | May 26, 2021 |
| A-20318-20988 | Industrial Engineer | Certified - Expired | Sparks, NV | May 26, 2021 |
| A-20269-04155 | Senior Manager, Vehicle Operations Planning and Systems | Certified - Expired | Fremont, CA | May 26, 2021 |
| A-20268-03760 | Senior Manufacturing Engineer | Certified - Expired | Fremont, CA | May 26, 2021 |
| A-20268-03757 | Associate Manager, Materials | Certified - Expired | Fremont, CA | May 26, 2021 |
| A-20268-03700 | Senior Manufacturing Engineer | Certified - Expired | Fremont, CA | May 26, 2021 |
| A-20268-03588 | Senior Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Fremont, CA | May 26, 2021 |
| A-20267-03273 | Senior Manufacturing Equipment Engineer | Certified - Expired | Buffalo, NY | May 26, 2021 |
| A-20078-32478 | Controls Engineer | Certified - Expired | Fremont, CA | May 26, 2021 |
| A-20309-16921 | Senior Material Planner | Certified - Expired | Fremont, CA | May 25, 2021 |
| A-20309-16915 | Staff Software Engineer, Web Applications | Certified - Expired | Fremont, CA | May 25, 2021 |
| A-20309-16891 | Senior Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Fremont, CA | May 25, 2021 |
Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.