Document And Entity Information - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2016	Mar. 02, 2016	Jul. 03, 2015
Entity Registrant Name	RCM TECHNOLOGIES INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000700841
Trading Symbol	rcmt
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--01-02
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)		12,474,200
Entity Public Float			$ 39.3
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Jan. 02, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false