| 1 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.51 | 
| 2 | Virginia | Average opportunities | 1.04 | 
| 3 | Charlottesville, VA Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1 | 
| 4 | Richmond, VA Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.99 | 
| 5 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.79 | 
| 6 | Roanoke, VA Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.75 | 
| 7 | Winchester, VA-WV Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.75 | 
| 8 | Harrisonburg, VA Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.67 | 
| 9 | Lynchburg, VA Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.67 | 
| 10 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.67 | 
| 11 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.62 | 
| 12 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.6 | 
| 13 | Southwest Virginia Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.52 | 
| 14 | Northeast Virginia Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.39 | 
| 15 | Northwest Virginia Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.38 | 
| 16 | Southside Virginia Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.35 |