| 1 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.18 | 
| 2 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.85 | 
| 3 | Ames, IA Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.82 | 
| 4 | Omaha, NE-IA Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.8 | 
| 5 | Iowa | Below average opportunities | 0.67 | 
| 6 | Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.6 | 
| 7 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.53 | 
| 8 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.47 | 
| 9 | Southwest Iowa Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.47 | 
| 10 | Iowa City, IA Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.46 | 
| 11 | Southeast Iowa Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.41 | 
| 12 | Dubuque, IA Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.38 | 
| 13 | Northeast Iowa Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.35 | 
| 14 | Northwest Iowa Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.26 |