| 1 | Binghamton, NY Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.5 | 
| 2 | Syracuse, NY Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.89 | 
| 3 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.31 | 
| 4 | Rochester, NY Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.18 | 
| 5 | Ithaca, NY Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.06 | 
| 6 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.83 | 
| 7 | Utica-Rome, NY Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.83 | 
| 8 | New York | Below average opportunities | 0.66 | 
| 9 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.6 | 
| 10 | Southwest New York Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.58 | 
| 11 | Glens Falls, NY Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.56 | 
| 12 | Kingston, NY Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.54 | 
| 13 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.52 | 
| 14 | Central East New York Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.42 | 
| 15 | Capital/Northern New York Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.26 | 
| 16 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 17 | Elmira, NY Metro Area | No data available | No data available |