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

Worksite states

CA 1,030 NV 114 TX 113 WA 13 UT 6 NY 4 MN 3 IL 2 MD 1 VA 1

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-20132-52927 Senior Software EngineerCertified - Expired Sparks, NV Dec 1, 2020
A-20128-51927 Senior Software EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Dec 1, 2020
A-20125-50286 Manufacturing Equipment EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Dec 1, 2020
A-20115-47141 Senior Product EngineerCertified - Expired Palo Alto, CA Dec 1, 2020
A-20115-47098 Senior Software EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Dec 1, 2020
A-20112-45647 Cell Mechanical EngineerCertified - Expired Palo Alto, CA Dec 1, 2020
A-20100-41529 Mechanical Design EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Dec 1, 2020
A-20091-37330 Senior Process EngineerCertified - Expired Sparks, NV Dec 1, 2020
A-20078-32557 Senior Advanced Technology EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Dec 1, 2020
A-20070-28858 Senior Manufacturing Controls EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Dec 1, 2020
A-20323-22910 Applications Support AnalystWithdrawn Sparks, NV Nov 30, 2020
A-19343-92827 Electronic Design EngineerCertified - Expired PALO ALTO, CA Nov 30, 2020
A-20100-41520 Staff Applications EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Nov 25, 2020
A-20135-54643 Senior Automation Controls EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Nov 25, 2020
A-20112-45649 Global Supply AnalystCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Nov 25, 2020
A-20111-45114 Senior Product EngineerCertified - Expired Palo Alto, CA Nov 25, 2020
A-20098-40442 Equipment EngineerCertified - Expired Sparks, NV Nov 25, 2020
A-20078-32432 Logistics Financial AnalystCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Nov 25, 2020
A-20104-42592 Senior Staff Software EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Nov 19, 2020
A-20086-35876 Software QA EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Nov 19, 2020

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