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Tesla Motors, Inc.

Employer · California, United States

Employer address
California, United States
Applications on record
1,656
FY2025 applications
0
FY2026 to 30 June
0
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Median offered wage
$95,000
Most common occupation
Mechanical Engineers
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Tesla Motors, Inc. appears in 1,656 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June).

Applications by fiscal year — Tesla Motors, Inc.

283566FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
283566FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20089
FY200910
FY201045
FY201194
FY2012142
FY201384
FY2014226
FY2015329
FY2016566
FY2017151
FY20180
FY20190
FY20200
FY20210
FY20220
FY20230
FY20240
FY20250
FY2026*0
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*00
FY202500
FY202400
FY202300
FY202200
FY202100
FY202000
FY201900
FY201800
FY20171510
FY20165660
FY20153290
FY20142260
FY2013840
FY20121420
FY2011940
FY2010450
FY2009100
FY200872
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite of each application as filed (first worksite where several are listed).

Tesla Motors, Inc.: applications by worksite state

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Data table
StateApplications
CA1,625
NV31
Worksite states
  1. California1,625
  2. Nevada31
Worksite cities
  1. Fremont, CA964
  2. Palo Alto, CA526
  3. Hawthorne, CA110
  4. Sparks, NV31
  5. San Carlos, CA17
  6. Lathrop, CA7
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

What they hire for and pay

Occupations, job titles and offered wages as stated on the applications.

Occupations (SOC 2018)
  1. Mechanical Engineers644
  2. Electrical Engineers173
  3. Industrial Engineers171
  4. Software Developers127
  5. Engineers, All Other82
  6. Commercial and Industrial Designers61
  7. Architectural and Engineering Managers59
  8. Logisticians44
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Manufacturing Engineer69
  2. SR. Manufacturing Engineer33
  3. Mechanical Engineer28
  4. Mechanical Design Engineer26
  5. Controls Engineer25
  6. SR. Applications Developer21
  7. Product Excellence Engineer21
  8. Firmware Engineer19

Offered annual wage, all years, 10th to 90th percentile

Median $95,000; middle half $80,000 to $115,000 · median prevailing wage $88,421 (marker) · 1,551 applications.

$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k
$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

H-1B petitions decided by USCIS

Approvals and denials of Form I-129 petitions, by USCIS fiscal year. Linked by employer name, state and the last four digits of the tax ID.

Approved H-1B petitions (initial + continuing)

193385FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2012FY2013FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018
193385FY2009FY2011FY2013FY2015FY2017FY2018
Data table
FY20095
FY201021
FY201170
FY201290
FY201377
FY2014146
FY2015172
FY2016267
FY2017385
FY201824
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY201811230
FY201719721881
FY201611201551
FY20156911030
FY2014650810
FY2013340430
FY2012683221
FY2011510190
FY201017140
FY20093120
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services — H-1B Employer Data Hub (FY2009–FY2023)Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Records under the same legal name

Other employer records in the filings with exactly this name. Each is kept separate: before FY2024 the filings carry no employer tax number, so records are grouped by name and state, and no official identifier shows that these are the same company.

RecordStateApplicationsYears
Tesla MotorsincCalifornia359FY2010–FY2017
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in California

Tesla Motors, Inc. has 1,656 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #139 of 30,712 sponsoring employers in California and #692 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.08% of the applications filed by employers based in California.

Rank in California
139 of 30,712
Rank in the United States
692 of 168,030
Share of California's applications
0.08%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 336) in California
253
Largest sponsoring employers in California
  1. Google LLC100,642
  2. HCL America, Inc.65,516
  3. Facebook, Inc.63,530
  4. Intel Corporation61,185
  5. Apple Inc.60,673
  6. Google Inc.34,245
  7. Cisco Systems, Inc.26,767
  8. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.25,216
  9. UST Global Inc.25,160
  10. Linkedin Corporation17,398
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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