| 1 | Elmira, NY Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 5.9 | 
| 2 | New York | Above average opportunities | 2.69 | 
| 3 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.57 | 
| 4 | Capital/Northern New York Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 2.54 | 
| 5 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.34 | 
| 6 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.14 | 
| 7 | Syracuse, NY Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.98 | 
| 8 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.92 | 
| 9 | Southwest New York Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 1.58 | 
| 10 | Glens Falls, NY Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.48 | 
| 11 | Rochester, NY Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.47 | 
| 12 | Binghamton, NY Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.43 | 
| 13 | Central East New York Balance of State | Average opportunities | 0.96 | 
| 14 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 15 | Ithaca, NY Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 16 | Kingston, NY Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 17 | Utica-Rome, NY Metro Area | No data available | No data available |