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-19197-31773 Data ScientistCertified-Expired Fremont, CA Nov 14, 2019
A-19217-40198 Senior Staff Manufacturing EngineerCertified-Expired Fremont, CA Nov 13, 2019
A-19233-47573 Senior Electronic Design EngineerCertified-Expired PALO ALTO, CA Nov 8, 2019
A-19228-45584 Software Development EngineerCertified-Expired PALO ALTO, CA Nov 7, 2019
A-19226-44254 Senior Data Analyst, Supply Chain AutomationCertified-Expired Fremont, CA Nov 5, 2019
A-19227-45051 Software Engineer - Supply Chain AutomationCertified-Expired Fremont, CA Nov 5, 2019
A-19221-42403 Senior Software EngineerCertified-Expired Fremont, CA Nov 5, 2019
A-19214-39446 Equipment Maintenance TechnicianCertified-Expired Fremont, CA Nov 5, 2019
A-19210-36856 Applications Support EngineerCertified-Expired Fremont, CA Nov 5, 2019
A-19164-18072 Microgrid Controls EngineerCertified-Expired PALO ALTO, CA Nov 5, 2019
A-19228-45551 Senior Analyst, Financial Business IntelligenceCertified-Expired Fremont, CA Nov 1, 2019
A-19211-37406 Senior Software EngineerCertified-Expired Fremont, CA Oct 30, 2019
A-19219-41203 Staff Manufacturing Equipment EngineerCertified-Expired Fremont, CA Oct 28, 2019
A-18277-25392 Senior Engineer Seating SystemsCertified-Expired Fremont, CA Oct 23, 2019
A-19190-28462 Senior Test EngineerCertified-Expired Fremont, CA Oct 23, 2019
A-19228-45510 Supervisor, Process EngineeringCertified-Expired Fremont, CA Oct 22, 2019
A-18245-13892 Group Manager, Global Supply ManagementWithdrawn Palo Alto, CA Oct 21, 2019
A-18225-07190 Senior Quality Assurance EngineerCertified-Expired Fremont, CA Oct 15, 2019
A-18176-90819 Staff Manufacturing EngineerCertified-Expired Palo Alto, CA Oct 15, 2019
A-19165-18759 Supplier Industrialization EngineerCertified-Expired Fremont, CA Oct 11, 2019

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