How to become an Electric Vehicle Technician

Also called: EV Technician

Maintains, tests and repairs electric and hybrid vehicles systems and components, including energy storage systems, traction motors and safety interlocks.

Main tasks

• Diagnoses and repairs faults in electric vehicle energy storage units and their electronic battery management systems
• Performs service and maintenance of traction motors
• Tests and replaces speed control systems
• Calibrates auxiliary motors and their associated components
• Inspects and repairs system instrumentation and safety interlocks
• Maintains, tests and repairs heating and cooling systems for energy storage units
• Maintains, tests and repairs mechanical systems of electric and hybrid vehicles

Ways in

• TAFE and VET: Certificate III in Recreational Vehicle Manufacturing (MSM31122); Certificate III in Recreational Vehicle Service and Repair (MSM31022); Certificate III in Automotive Electrical Technology (AUR30320); Certificate III in Automotive Electric Vehicle Technology (AUR32721); Certificate III in Light Vehicle Mechanical Technology (AUR30620); Certificate IV in Automotive Electrical Technology (AUR40620)
• Licence or registration: Registration or licensing may be required.

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Typical full-time pay: $146,016 a year
• About 10,500 people work in this job group now, and about 11,300 are projected by 2035. (+7.8%)
• AI is more likely to help with parts of this job than to do it. Jobs and Skills Australia rates its automation exposure as low.

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Questions people ask

How do I become an Electric Vehicle Technician?

Ways in include: Certificate III in Recreational Vehicle Manufacturing; Certificate III in Recreational Vehicle Service and Repair.

How much does an Electric Vehicle Technician earn in Australia?

Median full-time pay is $146,016 a year (Jobs and Skills Australia).

Is an Electric Vehicle Technician a growing career in Australia?

Yes. Employment is projected to grow 8% by 2035, from about 10,500 to about 11,300 people (Jobs and Skills Australia).

Do you need a degree to become an Electric Vehicle Technician?

Usually not. Only 2% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Ways in include: Certificate III in Recreational Vehicle Manufacturing; Certificate III in Recreational Vehicle Service and Repair.

Will AI change the work of an Electric Vehicle Technician?

AI is more likely to help with parts of this job than to do it. Jobs and Skills Australia rates its automation exposure as low.

Sources

• Jobs and Skills Australia: Occupation data (ANZSCO), from ABS Labour Force and Census (February 2026), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
• Jobs and Skills Australia: Generative AI Capacity Study, interactive table data (September 2025), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
• Jobs and Skills Australia: Employment Projections (Victoria University) (May 2025 to May 2035), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
• Australian Taxation Office: Taxation Statistics, Individuals Table 15A (2023-24), CC BY 2.5 AU, retrieved 2026-10-04

Updated 2026-10-04