While barbering can be a rewarding career, it can also be physically and mentally demanding. Long hours of standing, high levels of concentration, and dealing with difficult customers can lead to stress and burnout. Some barbers may quit due to these challenges, or because they want to pursue different career paths.

The barber pole was put into use as a way to identity those barbershops where surgery was practiced. The pole itself was derived from the staff that the patient gripped onto to encourage blood flow during the blood letting procedures.

In Nigeria, barbing salon is basically a shop people visit to get haircuts; other services may include hair treatment, hair colouring, dying, dreading and locks and other beauty-related services.