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-20022-10037 Staff Manufacturing EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Jun 4, 2020
A-20010-05595 Project DesignerCertified - Expired PALO ALTO, CA Jun 4, 2020
A-20008-04330 Senior Software Applications EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Jun 1, 2020
A-20008-04175 Program Manager, Process and AnalyticsCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Jun 1, 2020
A-20002-01762 Senior Staff Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Jun 1, 2020
A-19346-94946 Senior Process EngineerCertified - Expired Sparks, NV May 29, 2020
A-20021-09726 Senior Manufacturing EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA May 29, 2020
A-20021-09725 Senior Electronic Design EngineerCertified - Expired PALO ALTO, CA May 29, 2020
A-20021-09710 Senior Software EngineerCertified - Expired PALO ALTO, CA May 29, 2020
A-20022-10112 Manager MFG Facilities Electrical EngineeringCertified - Expired Fremont, CA May 28, 2020
A-20009-05001 Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired PALO ALTO, CA May 28, 2020
A-20115-47169 Senior Application DeveloperWithdrawn Fremont, CA May 27, 2020
A-20009-05004 Engineering Program ManagerCertified - Expired PALO ALTO, CA May 26, 2020
A-19353-98219 Senior Test Engineer, Passive SafetyCertified - Expired Fremont, CA May 26, 2020
A-20013-06266 Staff Engineer, Automation Simulation & TechnologiesCertified - Expired Fremont, CA May 22, 2020
A-20022-10190 Senior Software EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA May 21, 2020
A-20022-10192 Senior Software EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA May 21, 2020
A-20010-05596 Associate Manager Project DesignCertified - Expired Sacramento, CA May 21, 2020
A-20009-04996 Senior Hardware EngineerCertified - Expired PALO ALTO, CA May 21, 2020
A-19351-96963 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA May 21, 2020

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