PORT HEDLAND, Australia—In this sprawling port in Western Australia’s remote Pilbara region, Sammy Petrucco this year swapped managing a dental practice for operating a ship loader that pours tons of iron ore onto awaiting ships. Some days, she climbs inside a Ferris wheel-size scoop that loads the ore from piles in the stockyard onto a conveyor belt, to clean out the chutes.

Source: Wall Street Journal December 08, 2017 10:30 UTC