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-20084-34733 Senior Power Systems EngineerCertified Palo Alto, CA Aug 26, 2020
A-20045-19406 Senior Revenue Analyst ICertified Fremont, CA Jul 29, 2020
A-20045-19396 Senior Engineer, Exterior SystemsCertified Fremont, CA Jul 29, 2020
A-20045-19377 ErgonomistCertified Fremont, CA Jul 29, 2020
A-20044-18967 Senior Test EngineerCertified PALO ALTO, CA Jul 29, 2020
A-20041-17507 Computer Vision EngineerCertified PALO ALTO, CA Jul 27, 2020
A-20132-53076 Material Program Manager, NPIWithdrawn Fremont, CA Jul 27, 2020
A-20128-51914 Senior Manager, Body EngineeringWithdrawn Fremont, CA Jul 17, 2020
A-20064-26418 Engineering Manager, Chassis SystemsCertified PALO ALTO, CA Jul 17, 2020
A-20058-24229 Senior NVH Quality EngineerCertified Sparks, NV Jul 17, 2020
A-20043-18408 Senior Manager, Seat AssemblyCertified Fremont, CA Jul 8, 2020
A-20041-17505 Senior Manager, Software EngineeringCertified Fremont, CA Jun 29, 2020
A-20043-18580 Software QA EngineerCertified PALO ALTO, CA Jun 23, 2020
A-20043-18575 Software Engineer, Autopilot InfrastructureCertified PALO ALTO, CA Jun 22, 2020
A-20030-13636 Senior Software EngineerCertified Fremont, CA Jun 16, 2020
A-20030-13641 Applications DeveloperCertified Fremont, CA Jun 16, 2020
A-20015-07454 System Validation EngineerCertified PALO ALTO, CA Jun 16, 2020
A-20030-13427 Senior Production Equipment EngineerCertified Sparks, NV Jun 16, 2020
A-20029-12874 Senior Mechanical Design EngineerCertified Sparks, NV Jun 16, 2020
A-20030-13617 Supervisor, PV DesignCertified Norristown, PA Jun 10, 2020

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