Company Insights/Motor Vehicle Manufacturing/Tesla

Tesla Headcount Insights and Observed Profile Trends

Tesla has 78,580 observed employee profiles in the July 2026 headcount snapshot. This is a profile coverage measure, not a company-reported workforce total.

Updated September 10, 2026
Observed profiles
78,580
As of July 2026 · +3.7% since August 2025
New hires
6,986
Last 12 months
Founded
2003
Departments
36
16% in Engineering
Countries represented
153
6.9% of profiles in Austin, Texas, USA
Summary
  • Observed professional profiles increased by 3.7% from 75,809 in August 2025 to 78,580 in July 2026.
  • Engineering is the largest classified department, with 9,652 of 60,019 profiles (16.1%).
  • Austin, Texas, USA is the most common reported profile location, representing 6.9% of the 60,019 profiles in the geography snapshot.
  • 6,986 observed hire events appear in the latest 12-month event window.

Tesla observed profiles over time

The overview and this chart use the same monthly profile series. These observed counts may differ from the company’s total workforce.

Observed professional profile trend

78,62977,04575,461Aug 25Jan 26Jul 26Jul 2678,580

Observed professional profiles increased by 3.7% across the available monthly window, from 75,809 to 78,580 profiles.

Observed profiles by department

Current professional profiles rank classified departments by observed count.

Population: 60,019 profiles with a department classification from 60,019 current observed profiles. This population is separate from the monthly headcount series.

What the data says

Engineering is the largest observed department at Tesla, with 9,652 professional profiles.

Team composition

Engineering
16%
9,652
Manufacturing
16%
9,483
Other
15%
8,894
Information Technology
14%
8,455
Sales
7%
4,080
Management
6%
3,614
Production
4%
2,402
Quality Assurance
3%
1,935
Project Management
3%
1,504
Human Resources
2%
1,482
Business Development
2%
1,264
Marketing
2%
970
Finance
1%
737
Customer Service
1%
703
Education
1%
631
Administrative
<1%
563
Design
<1%
509
Research
<1%
480
Training
<1%
405
Product Management
<1%
364
Accounting
<1%
327
Legal
<1%
276
Supply Chain
<1%
272
Writing / Editing
<1%
232
Health Care Provider
<1%
195
Consulting
<1%
158
Art / Creative
<1%
142
Purchasing
<1%
115
Public Relations
<1%
58
Analyst
<1%
56
General Business
<1%
34
QualityAssurance
<1%
12
Strategy / Planning
<1%
7
Distribution
<1%
6
HealthCare Provider
<1%
1
Science
<1%
1

Top employees by department

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Profiles by location

Locations reported on individual profiles show where observed profiles are based. These are profile locations, not a count of company offices.

What the data says

Austin, Texas, USA is the most common observed profile location for Tesla in this dataset.

Geographic distribution

Austin, Texas, USA
6.9%
California, USA
6.8%
Berlin, BE, DEU
3.4%
Fremont, California, USA
2.9%
San Jose, California, USA
2.7%

City or region available for 54,327 of 60,019 profiles (90.5%). Percentages use all observed profiles, including those without a known location. Profile data through 2026-08-25.

Profiles by seniority

The profile distribution shows the balance between leadership, management, and individual contributors.

Population: 60,019 profiles with a vendor seniority classification from 60,019 current observed profiles. This population is separate from the monthly headcount series. Ambiguous Owner, Partner, Executive, and unavailable labels are grouped as Unclassified.

Vendor-classified seniority mix

Entry level42.4%
25,430
Mid-Senior level17.1%
10,252
Manager14.1%
8,453
Senior13.1%
7,879
Unclassified6.5%
3,872
Internship2.7%
1,618
Associate2.5%
1,502
Director1.0%
627
Chief X Officer (CxO)<1%
297
Vice President (VP)<1%
89

Most common job titles

The most frequent titles in the available profile population show the roles with the greatest visible density.

Counts come from the current observed profile snapshot and are separate from the monthly headcount series.

Role concentration

Production Associate
24.9%
Software Engineer
13.7%
Service Technician
9.9%
Sales Advisor
9.3%
Tesla Advisor
8.1%
Material Handler
7.4%
Engineering Technician
6.9%
Equipment Maintenance Technician
6.6%
Senior Software Engineer
6.6%
Service Advisor
6.4%

Frequently asked questions

How many professional profiles are observed for Tesla?

Tesla has 78,580 observed employee profiles in the July 2026 headcount snapshot. This coverage measure may differ from the company's total workforce.

How has Tesla's observed professional profile count changed?

Tesla's observed professional profile count increased by 3.7% from August 2025 to July 2026, using the same monthly series shown above.

What is the largest department at Tesla?

Engineering is the largest observed department at Tesla, with 9,652 professional profiles.

How is Tesla workforce data collected?

Observed profile trends use the latest available monthly professional profile snapshot. Company-reported workforce totals appear separately and only when supported by a primary company source or regulatory filing. Geography uses location information from individual profiles, aggregated separately from verified company headquarters. Data may lag internal company changes.

Methodology

The observed profile metric and trend chart use the same latest available monthly snapshot, with its observation month shown separately from the page update date. Company-reported workforce totals appear only when supported by a primary source and remain separate from profile counts. Geographic distributions use a separate current profile population and person location fields, never company headquarters. Country counts describe countries represented in those profiles, not offices. Location percentages include profiles without a known city or region in their denominator. Department, seniority, and title coverage may differ from the company workforce.

Last verified: September 10, 2026