| 1 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.04 | 
| 2 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.5 | 
| 3 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.48 | 
| 4 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.35 | 
| 5 | California | Average opportunities | 1.03 | 
| 6 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.95 | 
| 7 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.94 | 
| 8 | Vallejo, CA Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.88 | 
| 9 | Napa, CA Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.83 | 
| 10 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.79 | 
| 11 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.75 | 
| 12 | Modesto, CA Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.74 | 
| 13 | Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.74 | 
| 14 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.73 | 
| 15 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California Balance of State | Average opportunities | 0.71 | 
| 16 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.67 | 
| 17 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.64 | 
| 18 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.54 | 
| 19 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.52 | 
| 20 | Fresno, CA Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.5 | 
| 21 | El Centro, CA Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.49 | 
| 22 | Visalia, CA Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.48 | 
| 23 | Salinas, CA Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.48 | 
| 24 | Yuba City, CA Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.43 | 
| 25 | Redding, CA Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.38 | 
| 26 | Chico, CA Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.37 | 
| 27 | Merced, CA Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.36 | 
| 28 | North Coast Region of California Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.19 | 
| 29 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California Balance of State | No data available | No data available |