Does Tesla, Inc. sponsor green cards?

Tesla, Inc. has filed 1,437 PERM (green card) applications with the U.S. Department of Labor based on public disclosure data.

How many H-1B visas does Tesla, Inc. sponsor?

Tesla, Inc. has filed 11,442 LCA (temporary work visa) applications, the precursor step for H-1B and other non-immigrant visa filings.

What is Tesla, Inc.'s government approval rate?

Across 1,437 PERM filings, Tesla, Inc. has a U.S. Department of Labor approval rate of 100.0% (denial rate 0.0%).

How long has Tesla, Inc. been filing visa applications?

Public DOL records for Tesla, Inc. cover fiscal years 2018 through 2025.

Tesla, Inc.

1,437 Green card applications · 11,442 Temporary visa applications · Manufacturing · FY2018–FY2025

5th all 199,110 employers 5th percentile — worse filing pattern than 95% of all 199,110 employers

3rd 22,487 Manufacturing employers 3rd percentile — worse filing pattern than 97% of 22,487 Manufacturing employers

Filing volume 100th percentile PERM + LCA combined

18,017

Total employees

Self-reported (PERM) - FY2025

8.0%

PERM filing rate

1,437 PERMs / 18,017 emps

63.5%

LCA filing rate

11,442 LCAs / 18,017 emps

71.5%

Visa hiring rate

Combined visa applications vs total workforce

Filing pattern observations

Filing patterns are statistical observations derived from public U.S. Department of Labor records. They do not constitute accusations of wrongdoing. Wage levels are determined by the DOL's rigid 5-step NPWC evaluation process based on O*NET Job Zone requirements. Use this information to inform your own due diligence.

Work location vs filing location wage differential high

61% of PERM filings list a worksite in a different state than the employer's address (878 of 1,437 filings)

Worksite differs

61% (878)

Same state

39% (559)

Employer primary state: TEXAS · Most common remote worksite: CALIFORNIA

Immigration How this is calculated →

Workplace safety record with high visa-dependent workforce high

15 severe-injury reports, 2 amputations alongside 11,442 H-1B LCA filings

OSHA reported safety record

15 severe-injury reports

2 amputations

Visa-dependent workforce

11,442 H-1B LCA filings

1,437 PERM applications

Safety How this is calculated →

LCA-to-visa realization gap high

LCA realization gap: 15.1% of certified LCAs resulted in USCIS decisions

Immigration How this is calculated →

Senior title with entry-level requirements signal

7 senior-titled positions with entry-level requirements (0.8% of titled filings)

Immigration How this is calculated →

Public record data. PERM and LCA filing data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor OFLC disclosure files. Methodology →

Certified

848

PERM approvals

Expired

116

12.0% rate

Denied

0.4% rate

Withdrawn

2.6% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications Tesla, Inc. has filed each quarter, from FY2018 to today.

What this means

Tesla, Inc. applied to sponsor 1,437 workers for green cards between 2018 and 2025. A green card application is what an employer files to help a worker stay in the U.S. permanently.

Their Employer trust score is 74 out of 100. This is a strong score. The company hires across many different roles and pay levels, and most of its applications get approved.

Important: the Employer trust score is an algorithmic opinion based on public U.S. Department of Labor data. It is not a statement of fraud, wrongdoing, or hiring intent. It describes observable patterns only.

Recent layoff notices

Tesla, Inc. has filed 9 WARN Act layoff notice(s) with state workforce agencies. These are public layoff notifications required by federal law.

USCIS visa petition outcomes

Source: USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. Petition decisions by fiscal year.

Application-to-petition rate

15.1%

1,412 decisions / 9,353 certified LCAs

Total USCIS decisions

1,412

1,378 initial approvals, 34 initial denials

Below-average LCA realization

Only 15.1% of this employer's 9,353 certified LCA applications resulted in USCIS H-1B petition decisions. This may indicate speculative LCA filing, different legal entity names across datasets, or withdrawn applications.

FY	New visa approvals	New visa rejections	Renewal approvals	Renewal rejections	Total
2023	92	0	405	8	505
2022	337	3	771	11	1,122
2021	251	2	629	5	887
2020	226	2	423	6	657
2019	334	22	304	12	672
2018	128	5	273	10	416
2017	10	0	46	0	56

7 fiscal years of USCIS H-1B petition data. Data from USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub.

Subsidiaries 2

Combined: 1,440 PERM + 11,443 LCA filings

Subsidiary	vs All	vs Industry	Trend (8Q)	Green card applications	Temporary visa applications	Employees
TESLA MOTORS, INC.	66th	57th of Manufacturing		2	0	—
SOLARCITY CORPORATION	79th	77th of Construction		1	1	—

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Filing data sourced from the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Foreign Labor Certification public disclosure files. Pattern scores are algorithmic opinions, not statements of fact. Past filing patterns do not predict future hiring behavior. Employers may petition for review at /dispute.

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