| 1 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.09 | 
| 2 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.42 | 
| 3 | Northeast Virginia Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 1.42 | 
| 4 | Virginia | Above average opportunities | 1.42 | 
| 5 | Winchester, VA-WV Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.29 | 
| 6 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.18 | 
| 7 | Richmond, VA Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.06 | 
| 8 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.86 | 
| 9 | Lynchburg, VA Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.62 | 
| 10 | Northwest Virginia Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.55 | 
| 11 | Charlottesville, VA Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.54 | 
| 12 | Roanoke, VA Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.53 | 
| 13 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.51 | 
| 14 | Southside Virginia Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.44 | 
| 15 | Harrisonburg, VA Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.31 | 
| 16 | Southwest Virginia Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.3 |