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-19343-92778 Senior Software Development EngineerCertified PALO ALTO, CA Apr 29, 2020
A-19338-90842 Senior Autopilot Hardware EngineerCertified PALO ALTO, CA Apr 29, 2020
A-19339-91389 Senior Kronos Systems SpecialistCertified Fremont, CA Apr 28, 2020
A-19309-79314 Senior Project DeveloperCertified Seattle, WA Apr 22, 2020
A-19267-62386 Product Support EngineerCertified PALO ALTO, CA Apr 10, 2020
A-19276-66559 Technical Project Manager, Program and Lifecycle ManagementCertified Fremont, CA Apr 10, 2020
A-19267-62387 Firmware EngineerCertified PALO ALTO, CA Apr 10, 2020
A-19217-40193 Global Supply Manager, Purchasing/Commodity AnalystCertified Fremont, CA Apr 7, 2020
A-19276-66537 Senior Structural EngineerCertified-Expired Fremont, CA Apr 2, 2020
A-19281-68269 Senior Controls EngineerCertified-Expired Fremont, CA Apr 2, 2020
A-19282-68887 Senior Process Engineer, Module EngineeringCertified-Expired Fremont, CA Apr 2, 2020
A-19249-54679 Senior Applications EngineerCertified-Expired Fremont, CA Apr 2, 2020
A-19262-60456 Senior Equipment EngineerCertified-Expired Sparks, NV Apr 1, 2020
A-19282-68885 Senior Manager, EngineeringCertified-Expired Fremont, CA Mar 30, 2020
A-19276-66538 Staff Construction Project ManagerCertified-Expired Fremont, CA Mar 26, 2020
A-18225-07263 Global Supply Manager (Gigafactory Supply Chain)Certified-Expired Palo Alto, CA Mar 26, 2020
A-19284-69869 Design Verification EngineerCertified-Expired Austin, TX Mar 25, 2020
A-19284-69945 Senior Application Support AnalystCertified-Expired Fremont, CA Mar 25, 2020
A-19287-70427 Staff Hardware EngineerCertified-Expired Austin, TX Mar 25, 2020
A-19233-47643 Senior Technical Program ManagerCertified-Expired Fremont, CA Mar 25, 2020

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