Future with SAP

Hi,
I am exploring the option to build my carrier in SAP analyst/consultant field. I have more than 5 years of experience of sales and business management in automotive industry.
At the same time I have worked on or used SAP as a business user for these 5 years.
I am quiet conversant with the business process, material movement, orders/approval flows etc.
I have the desire and will but I am looking for some answers to convenience myself that it will be a good decision to move in this direction financially and in terms of career growth also. It would be a big help if you could answer the questions below, before I make my final decision. I would request you SAP Gurus to please guide me.
Some of the agencies (AtoS and some others) I have got in touch with to discuss this certification have suggested doing SAP SD or MM certification, keeping my experience in view. If I do it what is your guess how soon I could find a job with this certification.
What kind of salary will I be able to attract if I do get a job. Currently I am getting good salary by auto industry standards (around $15K). As per the information I have got the starting salaries in these roles are some times less than half of what I am getting now.
Finally how fast is the growth in this industry? Let us say I do the certification spend some $500 and join a company with salary less than half of my current. After doing this, as per your experience how soon will I be able to reach or exceed the salary I would have been getting otherwise (assume I perform fairly well in my SAP role ;-).
So finally should I go ahead with the certification?
Rather than an instinctive one, I want to make a well thought over, planned and fairly well estimated decision. I am looking forward to your valuable answers.
Thanks

Hello Kiran,
One more thing you will work ERP concept so definatlly your future will bright and as you said that you have bold in technical exp then switch in Technical part after 1 year then you will Techno-Function consultant.
Always compare your job profile if you have another one otherewise go for same.
So Welcome in SAP Business One(ERP) World.....
Form will guide you for any problem....
Thanks
Manvendra Singh Niranjan

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