Business Groups

Here, 3M’s success is driven by four business groups, thousands of products and dozens of diverse markets - all of them with impact on a global scale. You may think it’s impossible to be the best of the best when you’re part of a complex organization like that, but understanding the intricacies of a wide variety of industries and markets helps us perfect the service to our customers.

Safety & Industrial

Serving the global industrial, electrical and safety markets, the Safety & Industrial Business Group consists of personal safety, adhesives and tapes, abrasives, closure and masking systems, electrical markets, automotive aftermarket, and roofing granules.
Transportation & Electronics

Focusing on global transportation and electronic original equipment manufacturer customers, the Transportation & Electronics Business Group is made up of electronics (display materials and systems, electronic materials solutions), automotive and aerospace, commercial solutions, advanced materials, and transportation safety.
Health Care

This Health Care Business Group serves the global healthcare industry and includes medical solutions, oral care, separation and purification sciences, health information systems, drug delivery systems, and food safety.
Consumer

Delivering service to our global consumers, the Consumer Business Group consists of home improvement, stationery and office supplies, home care, and consumer health care.

Roles at 3M

Marketing and Communications
Here, you’ll have access to global markets and a constant pipeline of innovative products to promote. If you’re ready for the resources of a world-leading company with the entrepreneurial spirit of a start-up, explore professional opportunities in Marketing & Communications.
Sales
Here, you’ll always have new products to solve your customers’ problems. We’re constantly innovating, making an impact on nearly every industry you can imagine. Find out more about the professional possibilities in Sales at 3M, and get access to the kinds of global opportunities that only 3M can give you.
Research and Development
With more than 45 core technologies—and growing—we’re at the forefront of innovation in nearly every industry you can imagine. In Research & Development, you’ll be part of a constant flow of new ideas, making your mark on a product pipeline that improves the lives of millions.
Engineering: Corporate
Engineers are at the heart of our innovation. At 3M, our commitment to pursue new ideas means you’ll have the freedom and support to embrace new technologies, develop new materials and create new solutions. With products in nearly every industry, the opportunity here is unlike any other for motivated engineers.
Engineering: Manufacturing/Quality
Here, you’ll draw on all your engineering expertise to deliver innovative, world-changing solutions. We work to engineer, streamline and improve manufacturing processes, product quality, and overall experiences.
Finance
With a collaborative culture that encourages leadership and initiative, it's no wonder we were ranked 15 on Fortune's list of "50 Most Admired Companies." If you're ready to join an organization that's been driving success for more than 100 years, explore the Finance opportunities at 3M.
Human Resources
For over 100 years, we’ve been delivering innovative solutions—the products and materials that change people’s lives all over the world. The secret behind all our progress is an energized environment where every voice is heard and every team member is a leading contributor.
Information Technology
Here, you will discover an inclusive culture and will collaborate with other curious, creative minds. You will have opportunities to work with world-class systems and technologies, provide proactive business analysis, and help us to transform the way we do business through the next generation of work tools and systems.

Sourcing and Operations
In our world-leading Sourcing & Operations division, you’ll work in fields such as: chemical polymers, paper and liners packaging, cloth and fibers, information technology and more. We have a field to align with your experience.
Supply Chain
When you’re a professional in Supply Chain at 3M, you know what it means to set things in motion. Implementing Lean Six Sigma principles and continuous process improvements, you’ll pursue efficiency, speed and science. And you’ll find career potential that’s as wide open as our product pipeline.
Legal
As they lead, protect and grow 3M, the global team of attorneys and staff that make up 3M Legal are at the forefront of where cutting-edge science meets the law. These top-level professionals are partners with one another and with the businesses they guide and represent, all while demonstrating and nurturing 3M’s commitment to the highest ethical standards.

Business Groups

Roles at 3M

Learn how your skills might be a fit at 3M.