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-19248-53793 Physical Design EngineerCertified - Expired Austin, TX Mar 20, 2020
A-19233-47635 Test EngineerCertified - Expired PALO ALTO, CA Mar 20, 2020
A-18177-90945 Data AnalystCertified - Expired PALO ALTO, CA Mar 20, 2020
A-19190-28556 Product EngineerCertified - Expired PALO ALTO, CA Mar 20, 2020
A-18225-07275 Network Support EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Mar 19, 2020
A-19245-52241 Staff Software EngineerCertified - Expired PALO ALTO, CA Mar 19, 2020
A-19276-66535 Senior Engineer, Safety SystemsCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Mar 19, 2020
A-19287-70406 Senior Software EngineerCertified - Expired PALO ALTO, CA Mar 19, 2020
A-19276-66536 Staff Technical Program ManagerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Mar 18, 2020
A-19242-51956 Senior Data ArchitectCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Mar 18, 2020
A-19276-66533 Manager - Data Analytics, IT Applications EngineeringCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Mar 13, 2020
A-19211-37511 Senior Tooling EngineerCertified - Expired Lathrop, CA Mar 12, 2020
A-19232-47008 Staff Manufacturing EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Mar 12, 2020
A-19259-58820 Staff Manufacturing Equipment EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Mar 12, 2020
A-19249-54638 Staff Software EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Mar 11, 2020
A-19281-68262 Senior Technical Program Manager, Strategic DevelopmentCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Mar 11, 2020
A-19267-62385 Staff Baseband Design EngineerCertified - Expired PALO ALTO, CA Mar 11, 2020
A-19267-62384 Senior Supplier Industrialization EngineerCertified - Expired PALO ALTO, CA Feb 26, 2020
A-19262-60453 Supervisor, Digital ModelingCertified - Expired Hawthorne, CA Feb 26, 2020
A-19242-51955 Manager Manufacturing EngineeringCertified - Expired PALO ALTO, CA Feb 26, 2020

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