SAP/ABAP Programming Job Market

This may be the wrong forum but I didn't see a more appropriate venue.
I took an SAP training class recently and someone asked the instructor after the class what the ABAP job market was like.  His response was something like, "I hope you don't mind working for food."  Not very encouraging.  I don't know if the guy was just being a jerk or if he was being honest.
Any thoughts?
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        Steve King

Steve,
To be Honest ,if you have regular ABAP Exp  then billing rate will be low than as you expected .
What ever Rich said is the correct, if you have multiple experience like ABAP with BW or ABAP with some functional experience or
ABAP with CRM,then you get good billing rate.
When you look at Permanenet job then it will be difficult to get job at Client place if you have only ABAP/4 Experience.
Try to look at other modules like BW (Core Knowledge ) ,SD.. it would be better .
Good Luck
Thanks
Seshu

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