H-1B sponsorMNFEIN 41-0417775Updated Jul 2026

3M Company

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for 3M Company. Filed 420 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a MN headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

100.0%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

3M Company is a Minnesota-based multinational manufacturing and technology corporation that has actively sponsored H-1B workers since 2010. Through 2026, the company has filed 420 total H-1B petitions with a strong 93.81% certification rate, demonstrating consistent success in securing temporary skilled workers.

Software developers are 3M's most frequent H-1B hire (66 filings), followed by industrial engineers (64), mechanical engineers (48), chemists (41), and materials scientists (22). This role mix reflects the company's focus on engineering, research, and software development talent. In FY2026, 3M filed 2 H-1B petitions, both certified with no denials or withdrawals. Historically, the company's filing volume peaked between 2010–2016 (averaging 40+ petitions annually), declined through the late 2010s, then stabilized at lower levels from 2023 onward.

With a 93.81% all-time certification rate and only 3.33% denials, 3M maintains one of the stronger compliance and approval records among major H-1B sponsors.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of 3M Company’s LCAs by DOL case status, all fiscal years. Use the year filter above for a single-year breakdown.

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	93.8%
Cert-withdrawn	1.4%
Withdrawn	1.4%
Denied	3.3%

Certified93.8%

Cert-withdrawn1.4%

Withdrawn1.4%

Denied3.3%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by 3M Company across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	15-1252	Software Developers	66
2	17-2112	Industrial Engineers	64
3	17-2141	Mechanical Engineers	48
4	19-2031	Chemists	41
5	19-2032	Materials Scientists	22
6	11-9041	Architectural and Engineering Managers	16
7	15-1221	Computer and Information Research Scientists	15
8	17-2041	Chemical Engineers	13
9	15-2051	Data Scientists	12
10	17-2071	Electrical Engineers	12

Software Developers

Industrial Engineers

Mechanical Engineers

Chemists

Materials Scientists

Architectural and Engineering Managers

Computer and Information Research Scientists

Chemical Engineers

Data Scientists

Electrical Engineers

H-1B filings by fiscal year

Year-over-year H-1B filing volume — a hiring-demand signal, not headcount.

Year	Filings
FY2010	36
FY2011	34
FY2012	31
FY2013	48
FY2014	40
FY2015	48
FY2016	45
FY2017	24
FY2018	32
FY2019	30
FY2020	1
FY2022	1
FY2023	6
FY2024	24
FY2025	18
FY2026	2

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