| 1 | Ithaca, NY Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 3.03 | 
| 2 | New York | Above average opportunities | 2.01 | 
| 3 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.87 | 
| 4 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.68 | 
| 5 | Glens Falls, NY Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.51 | 
| 6 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.37 | 
| 7 | Rochester, NY Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.24 | 
| 8 | Southwest New York Balance of State | Average opportunities | 1.19 | 
| 9 | Capital/Northern New York Balance of State | Average opportunities | 1.13 | 
| 10 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.93 | 
| 11 | Central East New York Balance of State | Average opportunities | 0.73 | 
| 12 | Utica-Rome, NY Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.63 | 
| 13 | Elmira, NY Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 14 | Binghamton, NY Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 15 | Kingston, NY Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 16 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 17 | Syracuse, NY Metro Area | No data available | No data available |