| 1 | Wilmington, NC Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.08 | 
| 2 | Asheville, NC Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.8 | 
| 3 | Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.4 | 
| 4 | Jacksonville, NC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.23 | 
| 5 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.18 | 
| 6 | Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.17 | 
| 7 | Burlington, NC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.16 | 
| 8 | North Carolina | Average opportunities | 1.15 | 
| 9 | Eastern North Carolina Balance of State | Average opportunities | 1.14 | 
| 10 | Western North Carolina Balance of State | Average opportunities | 1.13 | 
| 11 | Greenville, NC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.11 | 
| 12 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.08 | 
| 13 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.05 | 
| 14 | Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.97 | 
| 15 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.94 | 
| 16 | Fayetteville, NC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.83 | 
| 17 | Central North Carolina Balance of State | Average opportunities | 0.71 | 
| 18 | Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 19 | Goldsboro, NC Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 20 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC Metro Area | No data available | No data available |