Global Opportunities

3M is a diversified technology company, providing employment opportunities in more than 60 countries around the globe and generating more than 61 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 2006, approximately 320 or 0.4 percent of 3M employees work outside of their home countries in a foreign service assignment.

At the end of 2006, 3M employed approximately 75,000 employees worldwide, with approximately 47 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 in other countries, 3M headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota is the most frequently assigned location, followed by Belgium and Singapore.

United States

The United States employs approximately 34,000 employees across the country. Specific locations can be referenced at U.S. Locations.

3M Asia/Pacific

3M Asia/Pacific employs more than 12,500 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 employ more than 6,200 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, Nicaragua, Bolivia, Paraguay, Honduras and Canada.

3M Canada

3M Canada employs approximately 2,000 employees across the country.

3M Europe and Middle East

3M Europe and Middle East employ more than 17,200 people in countries including Africa, 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.