Global Opportunities

3M is a diversified technology company, providing employment opportunities in more than 60 countries around the globe and generating more than 63 percent of our sales outside of the United States. We believe the best people to represent 3M in any country are people who live in that country. Hiring in the countries in which 3M has a presence also helps strengthen communities and build a better standard of living. For this reason, we assign employees to foreign service sparingly, as business needs require. In 2008, approximately 250 or 0.3 percent of 3M employees work outside of their home countries in a foreign service assignment.

At the end of 2008, 3M employed approximately 79,000 employees worldwide, with approximately 43 percent of those employees residing in the United States.

Global Opportunity Examples

Foreign Service Assignments

In the U.S., 3M employees are most likely to be assigned a foreign service assignment in Europe or Asia. For 3M employees whose home country is other than the U.S., 3M headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota is the most frequently assigned location, followed by Belgium, Singapore and China.

United States

The United States employs approximately 34,000 employees across the country.

3M Asia/Pacific

3M Asia/Pacific employs more than 13,600 people in countries including Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Korea, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam.

3M Latin America

3M Latin America employs more than 9,800 people in countries across South and Central America including Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Uruguay, Venezuela, Chile, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Panama, Trinidad, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Bolivia, Paraguay and Honduras.

3M Canada

3M Canada employs approximately 1,800 employees across the country.

3M Europe and Middle East

3M Europe and Middle East employ more than 18,600 people in countries including Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and United Kingdom.