How to use PMP certification

Question

I an m a mechanical engineer with 11 years of experience in firefighting, plumbing, drainage, and HVAC trades as a mechanical contractor in Lebanon (middle east), a country where all construction works have stopped due to economic and financial crisis.

I have the following questions where I seek your advice:
How can I use my PMP certification as a mechanical contractor...:
1) ... To earn more money rather than just to hang the certification on the wall of my office?
2) ... While most or all PMI and projectmanagement.com courses address IT and civil construction trades that do not have anything to do with mechanical contracting.
3) ... To gain more experience in project management while Project management is not adopted in my country?

Thank you in advance for your the time to provide me your feedback.

Answer 1

I believe when you got the PMP you were thinking about your career as a Mechanical contractor ... that what i was thinking about but do you think that you can go out of your domain do mange for example construction project?? this is a fact
when you get the PMP you are capable to manage many projects in other domains interested for you out of your domain as the PM is conceptional more than technical.
1. you can earn money by starting a new life as a project manager and the rate of salaries is high of course depend on your country.

2. as I mentioned above the idea is the PM is conceptional more than technical so you have to take the concepts and reflect it on your domain.

3. the PM is a window to start be if I can say researcher and every step of every project that you will manage will increase your experience 100% because you will face many new things.


I hope I have covered major points and my feedback is clear