Does Tesla sponsor H-1B?
Yes. Tesla filed 2,767 H-1B labor condition applications that the U.S. Department of Labor certified in fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025).
H-1B labor condition applications certified in fiscal year 2025
A labor condition application is an employer's first step toward an H-1B petition, not an approved visa. It also doesn't tell you whether a given internship or new-grad role will sponsor, so check each posting.
Filed as Tesla, Inc.
Wage level, for the 2,025 applications that list one
- 8% Level I (entry)
- 36% Level II (qualified)
- 56% Level III or IV (experienced or fully competent)
What are wage levels?
The Department of Labor uses Level I for job offers to beginning employees, internships included, and Level II for employees with a good understanding of the work from school or experience.
Jobs Tesla filed for most
- Senior Software Development Engineer 75 applications
- Senior Manufacturing Engineer 70 applications
- Senior Software Engineer 61 applications
- Staff Software Development Engineer 54 applications
- Software Engineer 53 applications
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification, LCA disclosure data, fiscal year 2025.
US internships and new-grad roles at Tesla
25 open US roles tracked on Finch as of October 10, 2026, listed on Tesla's own careers site, not here.
By field
- Software engineering 14
- Electrical engineering 8
- Hardware and embedded systems 8
- Data and analytics 6
A role can count in more than one field. 1 role doesn't match a field yet. Fields with fewer roles aren't listed.
Finch counts these 25 roles from public job lists and shows a role here only when it comes from a job board Finch reads, so apply on the Tesla careers site.
3 jobs for your major, every week
Finch picks 3 roles for your major every week, with the reasons, and keeps count of what you applied to.