| 1 | Binghamton, NY Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 4.41 | 
| 2 | Utica-Rome, NY Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.88 | 
| 3 | Elmira, NY Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.68 | 
| 4 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.48 | 
| 5 | Rochester, NY Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.43 | 
| 6 | Central East New York Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 1.61 | 
| 7 | Syracuse, NY Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.56 | 
| 8 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.33 | 
| 9 | Kingston, NY Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.32 | 
| 10 | Capital/Northern New York Balance of State | Average opportunities | 1.27 | 
| 11 | Southwest New York Balance of State | Average opportunities | 1.11 | 
| 12 | Ithaca, NY Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.04 | 
| 13 | New York | Average opportunities | 0.82 | 
| 14 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.59 | 
| 15 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.55 | 
| 16 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 17 | Glens Falls, NY Metro Area | No data available | No data available |