"Peut-être qu'il travaillerait comme avocat."

Translation: Maybe he would work as a lawyer.

[ToujoursPurs]

Why not "maybe he would work as an avocado"? It's completely possible, you know...

[DaveGarrar]

Why not perhaps?

[Gordon964264]

Is the "que" strictly necessary?

[relox84]

It depends on where "peut être" is in the sentence; it is a unique adverbial phrase that requires special wordings that I recommend you familiarize yourself with.

Peut être qu'il travaillerait... (most common wording)

Il travaillerait peut-être...

Peut être travaillerait-il...

These three wordings are equivalent in meaning, and despite the inversion the last one is not a question.

[Mq9vcaa2]

Maybe he'd like to work as a lawyer

[Gordon964264]

Not quite. The sentence doesn't imply that he'd LIKE to work, just that he would work. Your version would be "peut-être qu'il aimerait travailler comme avocat"