Tesla designs and manufactures electric vehicles, battery storage systems, and renewable energy solutions while employing approximately 45,919 people worldwide. The company has recorded 2,492 new hires and 2,823 departures, suggesting an active yet steady approach to workforce management. Its talent base spans engineering, manufacturing, customer operations, and corporate support functions across North America, Europe, and Asia.
Engineering is Tesla’s largest function with 17,810 employees, accounting for roughly two-fifths of total headcount and underscoring the firm’s emphasis on product design, software, and advanced manufacturing. Operations follows with about 8,120 employees who oversee vehicle assembly, supply chain, and logistics. Customer-facing responsibilities are handled by 5,225 people in Sales and Support, while Business Management, Finance & Administration, and Information Technology collectively number more than 8,300 staff who enable day-to-day corporate activities. Human Resources, Consulting, Marketing & Product, and a group of specialized “Other” roles round out the organization, each contributing between 1,100 and 2,500 employees.
Tesla’s workforce is anchored in California, where roughly 7,687 employees work in the San Francisco Bay Area and 1,748 in Reno, supporting corporate, engineering, and Gigafactory operations. Austin serves as another major hub with 3,096 employees tied to vehicle production and administrative functions, and Berlin hosts 1,529 employees linked to the company’s European manufacturing site. Additional concentrations include Los Angeles, Amsterdam, Shanghai, Buffalo, and Las Vegas, each with several hundred employees, while about 29,805 staff are distributed across various other locations worldwide. This geographic spread enables the company to maintain manufacturing capacity close to key markets and draw on diverse regional talent pools.